The question central to this article is whether ‘Islam’ and human rights are compatible and, if not, whether there might be room to come to a minimum standard of human rights that can be shared...
The question central to this article is whether ‘Islam’ and human rights are compatible and, if not, whether there might be room to come to a minimum standard of human rights that can be shared globally. This article will demonstrate that, from the perspective of Islamic orthodoxy, principles that are fundamental to human rights, like equality and freedom of religion, pose unsurmountable problems, and the adjustment of these principles is theologically nearly impossible. However, a growing number of Muslim intellectuals holds the opposite view, using new theological methods to argue that these Islamic principles and human rights are compatible. Although they are warmly welcomed by human rights lawyers and activists, their methods are not uncontroversial, and they are still very small in number.
Moet het Nederlands familierecht rekening houden met islamitische regels dieNederlandse moslims graag toegepast zien? Hoogleraar Susan Rutten bepleitin haar oratie de acceptatie van culturele en... Show moreMoet het Nederlands familierecht rekening houden met islamitische regels dieNederlandse moslims graag toegepast zien? Hoogleraar Susan Rutten bepleitin haar oratie de acceptatie van culturele en religieuze normen in het Nederlandsrecht, maar wel vanuit Nederlands juridisch perspectief. Hoe realistisch is dezebenadering? Een kritische bespreking. Show less