Human Rights in the West

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  • Jorgen S. Nielsen International Islamic University Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31436/id.v4i1&2.388

Abstract

One of the areas of conflict between Islam and the West in today’s world is the concern for human rights. This has sometimes been criticized in the Muslim world as a form of neo-imperialism. It is therefore necessary to understand the various dimensions of human rights, and the various phases through which this concern has grown. In the earliest form, it was an assertion of the rights of the landed aristocracy against those of the monarch. The French revolution, with its emphasis on "liberty, equality and fraternity," for all individuals, provided another dimension. There were many occasions on which individual and organized religion came into conflict during the Middle Ages. The experience of World War II, particularly the atrocities of the Nazis, led to the internationalization of individual rights.

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Published

2013-04-05

How to Cite

Nielsen, J. S. (2013). Human Rights in the West. Intellectual Discourse, 4(1&2). https://doi.org/10.31436/id.v4i1&2.388

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