Toward an Islamic Reformation: Civil Liberties, Human Rights, and International Law [Reprint 2019 ed.] 9780815627067, 9780815650454, 0815624840, 0815627068

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Toward an Islamic Reformation: Civil Liberties, Human Rights, and International Law [Reprint 2019 ed.]
 9780815627067, 9780815650454, 0815624840, 0815627068

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Copyright © 1990 by SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY PRESS Syracuse, New York 13244-5290 All Rights Reserved First Paperback Edition 1996 13 14 15 16 17 9 8 7 6 5 This book was published with the financial assistance of the Publications Committee and the Sallows Trust, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. Mohamad El-Hindi Books on Arab Culture and Islamic Civilization are published with the assistance of a grant from Ahmad El-Hindi. ∞The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. For a listing of books published and distributed by Syracuse University Press, visit our website at SyracuseUniversityPress.syr.edu. ISBN: 978-0-8156-2706-7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Na‘īm, ‘Abd Allāh Ahmad, 1946– Toward an Islamic reformation. (Contemporary issues in the Middle East) Includes bibliographical references. 1. Public Law (Islamic Law) 2. International Law (Islamic Law) I. Title II. Series LAW 340.5'9 89-21828 ISBN 0-8156-2484-0 (alk. paper) 0-8156-2706-8 (pbk.; alk. paper) This publication was prepared in part under a grant from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C. The statements and views expressed herein are those of the author and are not necessarily those of the Wilson Center. Manufactured in the United States of America