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<br> Islam and the Challenge of Human Rights is a reverent, insightful, and truly critical work by Abdulaziz Sachedina, who is the leading Islamic theorist writing in English today. This book is must reading for Muslims who want to be full participants in western moral and political discourse, for Jews and Christians who want voices from the third great monotheistic religion of revelation to become part of their dialogical interaction, and even for secular people who want to engage religious voices in moral and political discourse that is truly inclusive. <br>--David Novak, J. Richard and Dorothy Shiff Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Toronto <br> A searching investigation questioning the dilemmas facing Muslim thinkers with respect to human rights and a critique of the Western configuration of human rights as universal. Sachedina explores the possibility of an inclusive doctrine of human rights and he does so with passion and sensitivity. This book deepens our appreciat

This is a courageous work informed by a sense of urgency and passion. Philip Lewis, Muslim World Book Review

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Abdulaziz Sachedina is Professor and Endowed IIIT Chair in Islamic Studies at George Mason University.

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