Islam, Liberalism and Human Rights

by Katerina Dalacoura

From the publisher:
In Islam, Liberalism and Human Rights, Katerina Dalacoura explores the concept of human rights, and debate between understanding them as a simply universal norm, or a ‘Western’ value, and therefore inappropriate and irrelevant for other cultures. She examines Islam's influence on the understanding of human rights in Muslim societies, and whether there is an inherent antithesis between Islam as a religion and the value of human rights.

From the critics:
Dalacoura (international relations, U. of Essex) addresses the interaction between human rights as a value and norm in international relations and in Islam. She then presents a case study of the precepts of Islam and its role in the political process of 20th century Egypt and Tunisia. - Booknews