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Our guest: Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im: On human rights, the secular state and sharia today
- Source: The UNESCO Courier, Volume 2019, Issue 1, Apr 2019, p. 46 - 49
- Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish
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- 09 Apr 2020
Abstract
An expert on human rights in cross-cultural perspectives, An‑Na'im has sought to reconcile his identity as a Sudanese Muslim with his staunch commitment to universal human rights. He argues that human rights should be people-centred, not state-centric. Explaining his controversial views, An-Naim says that he expects opposition to his ideas. “If I'm not resisted, I'm not relevant,” he insists.
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