Islam and Human Rights: Advocacy for Social Change in Local Contexts

This book reflects the outcome of the Islam and Human Rights Fellowship Program, a three-year CSLR project. The program brought 10 scholars and activists together to explore the relationship between human rights and Islam, with the objective of helping people within Muslim societies promote and protect human rights from an Islamic perspective. The volume marks an innovative and original contribution to the discourses of human rights theory, practice, and advocacy; Islamic law; Islamic studies; women's rights; gender studies; and fieldwork methodology. It is an invaluable resource for scholars, rights activists, NGOs, policymakers, and anyone with an interest in issues of Islam and human rights.