Issues in human rights: the plight of Muslim minorities and the lessons therein for Muslim majorities
The plight of non-Muslims or other minority communities within a Muslim majority country has been much debated under the broad topic of human rights. Yet problems relating to Muslim minorities in non-Muslim polities have yet to be adequately addressed. More should be done to educate the large Musli...
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| author | Babu Sahib, Hikmatullah Yaacob, Asiah |
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| description | The plight of non-Muslims or other minority communities within a Muslim majority country has been much debated under the broad topic of human rights. Yet problems relating to Muslim minorities in non-Muslim polities have yet to be adequately addressed. More should be done to educate the large Muslim world on the plight of these minority Muslim communities. The lack of focus on the fate of such minorities had resulted in their being subjected to unfair treatment or oppression, painful misery, and unfriendly policies of containment or integration. The authors export other more subtle forms of subjugation more serious than overt oppression and violence. Muslims in adverse minority settings have always struggled to maintain a proper balance between sustaining their religious identity and obligations and maintaining loyalty towards their country. We examine several issues in the light of established human rights principles and identify practical challenges faced in translating these ideals into reality. |
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| spelling | iium-459352015-11-25T07:57:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/45935/ Issues in human rights: the plight of Muslim minorities and the lessons therein for Muslim majorities Babu Sahib, Hikmatullah Yaacob, Asiah BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc BP173 Islamic sociology BP173.63 Islam and civil society The plight of non-Muslims or other minority communities within a Muslim majority country has been much debated under the broad topic of human rights. Yet problems relating to Muslim minorities in non-Muslim polities have yet to be adequately addressed. More should be done to educate the large Muslim world on the plight of these minority Muslim communities. The lack of focus on the fate of such minorities had resulted in their being subjected to unfair treatment or oppression, painful misery, and unfriendly policies of containment or integration. The authors export other more subtle forms of subjugation more serious than overt oppression and violence. Muslims in adverse minority settings have always struggled to maintain a proper balance between sustaining their religious identity and obligations and maintaining loyalty towards their country. We examine several issues in the light of established human rights principles and identify practical challenges faced in translating these ideals into reality. International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies Malaysia (IAIS) 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/45935/1/45935.pdf Babu Sahib, Hikmatullah and Yaacob, Asiah (2014) Issues in human rights: the plight of Muslim minorities and the lessons therein for Muslim majorities. Islam and Civilisational Renewal (ICR), 5 (2). pp. 239-259. ISSN 2041-8728 (O), 2041-871X (P) http://www.iais.org.my/icr/index.php/icr/article/view/406 |
| spellingShingle | BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc BP173 Islamic sociology BP173.63 Islam and civil society Babu Sahib, Hikmatullah Yaacob, Asiah Issues in human rights: the plight of Muslim minorities and the lessons therein for Muslim majorities |
| title | Issues in human rights: the plight of Muslim minorities and the lessons therein for Muslim majorities |
| title_full | Issues in human rights: the plight of Muslim minorities and the lessons therein for Muslim majorities |
| title_fullStr | Issues in human rights: the plight of Muslim minorities and the lessons therein for Muslim majorities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Issues in human rights: the plight of Muslim minorities and the lessons therein for Muslim majorities |
| title_short | Issues in human rights: the plight of Muslim minorities and the lessons therein for Muslim majorities |
| title_sort | issues in human rights: the plight of muslim minorities and the lessons therein for muslim majorities |
| topic | BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc BP173 Islamic sociology BP173.63 Islam and civil society |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/45935/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45935/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/45935/1/45935.pdf |