Islam and human rights : tradition and politics - Mayer, Ann Elizabeth (Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1995)
Comparisons of rights across cultures -- International and Islamic human rights -- International human rights : the historical background -- Islamic restrictions on human rights -- Discrimination against women and non-Muslims -- Restrictions on the rights and freedoms of women -- Islamic human rights schemes and non-Muslims -- Freedom of religion in Islamic human rights schemes -- An assessment of Islamic human rights schemes -- Islam and culture-based resistance to rights.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-210) and index
Keywords: Human rights -- Religious aspects -- Islam; Civil rights (Islamic law); Civil rights -- Islamic countries; Human rights -- Islamic countries