Human rights in the Muslim world : fundamentalism, constitutionalism, and international politics / Maimul Ahsan Khan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khan, Maimul Ahsan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Islamic countries.

Human rights.

Islamic countries.

Human rights--Arab countries.

Arab countries.

Human rights--Religious aspects--Islam.

Physical Description:

xv, 489 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, [2003]

Contents:

Chapter 1. The Emergence of Muslim Nation-States: Colonialism, Nationalism, and Socialism 3

The Industrial Revolution and Muslim Rulers 3

Muslim Countries under European Colonial Rule 7

Secular Character of Muslim Statehood in the Post-Colonial Era 11

Democracy and Modern Methods of Governance 15

Socialism in the Muslim World 25

The Greatest Setback for Muslim Political Thought 32

The Islamic Revolution in Iran: A New Era for the MFF 39

Nationalism in Arab and Non-Arab Muslim Nations 45

Ritualism: Across the Muslim Masses 53

Sufism and the Rule of Shariah in Muslim States 57

Ottoman Rule and Western Christendom: Legal System Reforms 67

Chapter 2. Fundamentalism: Political and Economic Dimensions 85

Muslim Nation-States and the Shariah Law 85

Interrelationships among the Sources of Shariah and Legal Reforms 100

Rights and Duties: Corresponding Relationship and Convergence 113

Creation of Wealth and Distribution: The Core Legal Issues 118

Forms of Jihad and Their Legal Implications 130

Military Might of the Muslim Governments and Their Race for Nuclear Weapons 138

Chapter 3. Islamic Legal Philosophy and Human Rights 143

The Islamic Doctrinal Legal Philosophy: The Earliest Documents of Muslim Statehood 143

The Medinah Charter 146

Treaty or Constitution? 146

The Territorial Integrity of Medinah 149

Nationhood and Citizenship of the State of Medinah 150

The Issues of War and Peace 152

Principles of the Law of Crimes 154

Status of Head of the State 155

Muhammed and the Opposition Parties in Medinah: The Rules of the Battles of Badr and Uhud 157

The Siege of Medinah 160

The Security of Medinah and the Jewish Tribes 162

The Treaty of Hudaibiyah: A Peace Treaty or a Constitutional Document? 167

Some Defining Points of Constitutionalism in Muslim States 172

Quranic Law: The Naskh, Mansukh, and Kadi Systems 179

Theory of Abrogation (Mansukh) of the Quranic Laws 183

Kadi System: Independence of the Judiciary 203

Some Doctrinal Human Rights Issues: Muslim Perspectives 211

Humanism and Freedom in Islam: Doctrinal Dichotomies 213

Spiritual Dimensions of Human Rights in Islam 215

Muslim Political Authority and Rights of the Non-Muslims 226

Muslim Nation-States and Human Rights 230

Islamic Constitutionalism and Human Rights 234

Islamic Concepts of Human Rights and Realities in the Muslim World 240

Chapter 4. Socialist Constitutionalism: Muslim Statehood and Human Rights 245

Humanism and Liberalism: Socialist Vis-a-Vis Capitalist 245

The Success and Failure of Socialist Human Rights 249

Socialist Regimentation and Liberalization: The Soviet Legacy 251

Regime of Work and Human Rights: Constitutional Framework 251

Soviet Technology and Human Rights 257

Dichotomy in Socialist Humanism 258

Soviet Constitutional Paradigms: Survival of the Muslim Nationalities 261

Russian Nationalism and Muslim Factors: A Historical Perspective 263

Declaration of Sovereignty by the Soviet Republics: Muslim Vis-a-Vis Russian 269

Gorbachev's Legacy and the CIS: Muslim Independent States 276

The Russian Federation and the Successor Independent States 278

Marxism in Russia Ends in Gorbachevism 282

Chapter 5. Soviet-Afghan Relations: The Rise and Fall of the Taliban 287

Soviet-Afghan Relations: The Bedrock of Afghan Politics 287

Afghanistan: A Security Problem for the Bolsheviks up to the 1940s 288

Soviet-Afghan Relations before Military Intervention: Ideological Battles 295

Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan: Security and Religious Issues 303

Afghanistan with New Security Dimensions 310

The Revisited Russian Military Intervention in Afghanistan 314

The Rise and Fall of the Taliban Government: Internal and External Factors 316

Role of the Loya Jirga 317

Talibanism Vis-a-Vis Wahhabism 321

Pakistani and Soviet Factors in Taliban Ideology and Crisis 331

Western Policies Toward the Taliban 338

Western Policies Toward the Taliban: Regional and International Ramifications 342

Human Rights in Afghanistan: Ideological and Violent Confrontation 348

Chapter 6. New Dynamics of U.S.-Iran Relations: A Lesson from International Politics 357

Chapter 7. Regional Economic Cooperation under the ECO: Political and Legal Implications for Human Rights 373

The CIS and Central Asia 375

The Economic Importance of Central Asia 377

The ECO and Central Asia 381

The Founding Members of the ECO: Economic Cooperation in a Dilemma 383

The ECO and Volatility in Afghanistan 386

The ECO and Economic Crisis in Russia 390

Some Specifics of the ECO Members 393

Structure of the ECO 395

Major Hurdles of the ECO 397

Prospects of the ECO 399

The ECO: Dilemma of Muslim Economic Cooperation 401

Chapter 8. Religious Factors in South Asian Politics: The Nuclear Arms Race and Poverty 409

Colonial Legacy and Irrational Muslim Politics 410

Cold War Factors in South Asian Politics: A SAARC Perspective 413

The Arms Race in South Asia: Regional and Global Ramifications 418

Regional Economic Cooperation: A Political Agenda in South Asia 429

Concluding Remarks on South Asian Politics 433

The Treaty of Medinah, or the Medinah Charter 443

Pact with the Tribe of Juhaina 448

Pact of Bani Dhamra 448

Pact of Bani Ghadaya and Bani Uraiz 449

Pact of Najran 450

Pact of Saqeef (Taif) 451

Pact of Akbar bin Abdul Qais 454

Treaty of Hudaibiyah 454

Farewell Sermon of Muhammed, Prophet of Islam 455.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0890890455

OCLC:

52036640