Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-278) and index.
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Comparisons of rights across cultures : background issues -- Human rights in international law and legal systems in Muslim countries : sources and contexts -- Islamic tradition and Muslim reactions to human rights -- Islamic restrictions on human rights -- Discrimination against women and non-Muslims -- Restrictions on the rights and freedoms of women -- Islamic human rights schemes and religious minorities -- Freedom of religion in Islamic human rights schemes -- An assessment of Islamic human rights schemes.