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1	The Politics of Memory: Truth, Healing and Social Justice more books like this by Ifi Amadiume, Abdullahi A An-Na'im add to wishlist Why does conflict deteriorate into violence and war? How does collective memory influence healing and social justice in post-conflict situations? What is the role of judicial accountability - crime and truth commissions - for past violations of human rights? This work looks at how people rebuild broken communities and the tensions that arise in ... see all copies from $4.05! new only from $29.63! \| SVS
2	Islamic Family Law in a Changing World: A Global Resource Book more books like this by Abdullahi A An-Na'im (Editor) add to wishlist More than a billion Muslims have their lives in such matters as marriage, divorce, maintenance, paternity and the custody of children governed by certain aspects of the Shari'a, commonly known as Islamic Family Law, but identical principles do not apply everywhere. The practical application of the Shari'a principles is often modified by ... see all copies from $19.34! new only from $31.06! \| first editions
3	Human Rights Under African Constitutions: Realizing the Promise for Ourselves more books like this by William H Galperin, Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im (Editor) add to wishlist Some of the most massive and persistent violations of human rights occur in African nations. In "Human Rights Under African Constitutions: Realizing the Promise for Ourselves", scholars from a wide range of fields present a sober, systematic assessment of the prospects for legal protection of human rights in Africa. In a series of detailed and ... see all copies from $21.74! new only from $47.00!
4	Human Rights in Cross-Cultural Perspectives more books like this by Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im (Editor) add to wishlist Human rights violations are perpetrated in all parts of the world, and the universal reaction to such atrocities is overwhelmingly one of horror and sadness. Yet, as Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im and his contributors attest, our viewpoint is clouded and biased by the expectations native to our own culture. How do other cultures view human rights issues ... see all copies from $6.48! new only from $17.87! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Toward an Islamic Reformation: Civil Liberties, Human Rights, and International Law more books like this by Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naim, Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, 'Abd Allah Ahmad Na'im add to wishlist Drawing upon the teachings and writings of the Sudanese reformer, Mahmoud Mohamed Taha, this study aims to provide the intellectual foundations for a total reinterpretation of the nature and meaning of Islamic public law. see all copies from $12.55! new only from $14.88! \| SVS
6	Human Rights in Africa: Cross-Cultural Perspectives more books like this by Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im, Francis Mading Deng (Editor) add to wishlist This powerful volume challenges the conventional view that the concept of human rights is peculiar to the West and, therefor, inherently alien to the non-Western traditions of third world countries. This book demonstrates that there is a contextual legitimacy for the concept of human rights. see all copies from $5.84! new only from $23.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	African Constitutionalism and the Role of Islam more books like this by Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im add to wishlist Constitutionalism is steadily becoming the prevalent form of governance in Africa. But how does constitutionalism deal with the lingering effects of colonialism? And how does constitutional law deal with Islamic principles in the region? African Constitutionalism and the Role of Islam seeks to answer these questions. Constitutional governance has ... see all copies from $49.75! new only from $49.75! \| SVS
8	Human Rights and Religious Values more books like this by Abdullahi A. An-Na'im (Editor), Jerald D. Gort (Editor), Henry Jansen (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $70.62! new only from $70.62! \| SVS
9	Human Rights and Religious Values: An Uneasy Relationship? more books like this by Abdullahi A An-Na'im, Jerald D Gort (Editor), Hendrik M Vroom (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $3.49! new only from $99.00!
10	Cultural Transformation and Human Rights in Africa more books like this by Abdullahi A An-Na'im (Editor) add to wishlist This volume clarifies, in an African context, what ought to constitute universal human rights and strategies for their legitimization, protection and realization. The contributors argue for the local promotion of rights through processes of cultural transformation over time. Tensions between local cultures and the notion of universal human rights ... see all copies from $34.94! new only from $34.94! \| SVS
11	Second Message of Islam: Mahmoud Mohamed Taha more books like this by Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im add to wishlist A translation of Taha's major work in which he outlines the main features of his teachings. Mahmoud Mohamed Taha was a prominent Sudanese Muslim teacher who was executed by the government in 1985. see all copies from $12.00!
12	Human Rights in Africa: Cross-Cultural Perspectives more books like this by Francis M Deng (Editor), Abdullahi An-Naim (Editor), Abd Allah Ahmad Na'im add to wishlist This powerful volume challenges the conventional view that the concept of human rights is peculiar to the West and, therefore, inherently alien to the non-Western traditions of third world countries. This book demonstrates that there is a contextual legitimacy for the concept of human rights. Virginia A. Leary and Jack Donnelly discuss the Western ... see all copies from $13.54!
13	Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Sharia more books like this by Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naim add to wishlist What should be the place of Shari'a - Islamic religious law - in predominantly Muslim societies of the world? In this ambitious and topical book, a Muslim scholar and human rights activist envisions a positive and sustainable role for Shari'a, based on a profound rethinking of the relationship between religion and the secular state in all ... see all copies from $18.48! new only from $18.48! \| SVS
14 view cover	Proselytization and Communal Self-Determination in Africa more books like this by Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $32.02! new only from $32.02! \| SVS

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