International relations and the universality of human rights as a background for Islam's predicament with the Western concept of human rights

The author argues that individual human rights are an originally Western concept which has become universal. The concept of human dignity which exists in Islam must not be confused with that of human rights, as secular entitlements, which are lacking in Islam. Human rights are a common concern for a...

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Main Author: Ṭībī, Bassām 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 1992
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 1992, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 58-68
Further subjects:B Zivilisationsdifferenzen / Kulturdifferenzen
B Menschenrechte
B Islam
B Human Rights
B civilizational conflict / cultural diversity
Online Access: Volltext (doi)