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Additional authors

1. Jayyusi, Salma Khadra

Description

1. xvii, 670 p.; 25 cm.

Summary

1. "While the notion of 'human rights' is sometimes thought to be a product of the Western Enlightenment, human rights as a subject for philosophical enquiry and as the basis for government in fact have a long and rich heritage within Arab thought. In this book, Salma K. Jayyusi brings together a list of distinguished scholars to reflect the range and depth of Arab thinking on this subject. Translated from the best-selling Arabic edition, this work offers English readers a fresh and original insight into the rich, well-established and, nonetheless, contentious literature of human rights. Leading Arab intellectuals such as Muhammad 'Abid al-Jabiri and Muhammad Arkoun have made contributions on topics ranging from the concept of the individual in early Islamic texts to labour laws in the contemporary Middle East. They write from a number of perspectives: Islamic, secular, generalist, regionalist, historical and political, bringing together ideas which will challenge and enlighten anyone interested in human rights and the modern Arab world. From the Medina Charter to the citizenship struggles of Palestinian refugees, Salma K. Jayyusi's book offers the first comprehensive guide to this important and often overlooked aspect of Arab political and intellectual culture"--Jacket.

Series statement

1. LMMES ; 44

Uniform title

1. Library of modern Middle East studies 44.

Subject

1. Human rights > Philosophy
2. Human rights > Arab countries > Philosophy
3. Human rights > Religious aspects > Islam
4. Philosophy, Arab
5. Islamic philosophy
6. Mensenrechten
7. Arabische wereld

Contents

1. Concepts of rights and justice in Arab-Islamic texts / Muhammad ʻAbid al-Jabiri -- Concept of person in Islamic Tradition / Mohammed Arkoun -- Obedience and disagreement in the context of human rights in Islam / Fahmi Jadʻan -- Human rights in the hadith : the model individual and the model community in Islam / Husni Mahmoud -- 'Man' and 'the rights of woman' in Islamic discourse : between the idealism of texts and the crisis of reality / Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd -- Body : its images and rights in Islam / Munsif al-Wahaybi -- Concepts of human rights in Islamic doctrines (Sunnis, Shiʼites, Ismaʻilis, Qarmatians, Muʻtazilis, Sufis, Wahhabis) / Shamsuddin al-Kaylani -- Medina Charter / Walid Nuwayhid -- Question of human rights in contemporary Islamic thought / Ridwan al-Sayyid -- Problematic of freedom and human rights in Arab-Islamic thought / Yousef Salama -- Issue of government in modern Islamic thought / Ahmad Barqawi -- Islamic intellectual Mahmoud Muhammad Taha on the impasse of human rights in Islamic legislation / Al-Nour Hamad -- Human rights in contemporary Arabic thought / Burhan Ghalyoun -- Human rights and social problematic in the Arab world / Fahmiyya Sharafuddin -- Rights of Palestinian refugees / Salman Abu Sitta -- Human rights in the heritage of the Yemeni National Movement / Ahmad Qayid al-Sa'idi -- Human rights in the historical texts of the modern Arab world / Bayan Nuwayhid al-Hout -- Patriarchy and human rights / ʻAbd al-Razzaq ʻEid -- Civil and political rights in Arab constitutions / Fateh Samih ʻAzzam -- Arab political parties and human rights / Muhammad al-Sayyid Saʻid -- Labour laws and human rights / Asma Khader -- Child rights in Arabic culture / Violette Dagher.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. [573]-654) and index.

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1. committed to retain