... human' from different perspectives. To conceptualise the idea of 'human' a good starting point is that rights are accorded based on being human. Robertson and Merrils (1996) write 'it is clear that the mainstream has its origin in the liberal democratic tradition of Western Europe, a tradition which is itself the product of the Greek philosophy, Roman law, the Judeo- ... patriarchal property relations (Ignatieff, 2001). The freedoms within the UDHR are not compatible with Islam and in fact directly challenge Islamic authority. To conclude, this is a brief introduction to the co...

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