Human rights and Islam: A critical review of research on Sudan

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

4 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

07/13/2009

Category :

Philosophy & literature

Sub category :

Humanities/philosophy

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Summary :

Introduction
Human rights violations in Sudan
Cultural and political hegemony
Hale's argument
Conclusion
References

Abstract

Many non-Muslim onlookers in places like the West have heard of the apparent human rights violations that occur in the some parts of the Islamic world, and they have come to conclude that women are naturally supposed to take a subordinate position to men. While there might be some good reasons for observers to believe this, it is actually more complicated as the status of women in islam is one that can be perceived in many ways.

To begin with though, it should be noted that the Quran dictates that men and women and equal before God, but as will be shown, this done not always mean that women are treated in the same way as men in Islamic communities. There are many countries in this world where the teaching of islam are interpreted in a very conservative way, one that justifies a certain type of societal treatment that most people around the world would consider to be a gross violation of any conception of human rights. It is for this reason that Women Living Under Muslim Law (WLUML) was established. They seek to provide "information, support and a collective space for women whose lives are shaped, conditioned or governed by laws and customs said to derive from islam." They provide many resources on their website, and some of them are there to educate people about the human rights issues that are affecting women in several Muslim countries across the world.