Human Rights and Islam
Description
Some Muslim countries have tried to introduce the concept of Islamic Human Rights. The Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam, provides an overview on the Islamic perspective on human rights, and affirms Islamic law (Shari'ah) as its sole source. This episode looks at the abuses on both sides, including the conflict in Algeria that pits an authoritarian government against an insurgent Islamist movement. Independent producer Susan Mazur goes behind the lines in Kashmir to report on the human rights implications of the prolonged battle for freedom. Producer Ademir Kenovic of SaGA film company records the impression of children in war torn Sarajevo. Also featured is a report on the fight of Muslim women to change their status as second-class citizens.
Runtime
26 min
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Geography
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Date of Publication
[2013], c1995
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Films on Demand
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