Human Rights in Islam

Date
15th July 2002

Objective
The conception of human rights in Islam and how it differed from the classical Western conception. An overview of human rights violations currently taking place in both Muslim and Non-Muslim countries.
 
Speakers
Massoud Shadjareh of the Islamic Human Rights Commission: the Islamic perspective on human rights including issues of crime and punishment, rights of women etc.

Venue
The talk was held at the GlobalRisc Cafe in Reading.

Event Review
Massoud Shadjareh was able to enlighten us with practical experience through his own work as well as give examples from Islamic history to give us a greater insight into the true meaning of Human Rights in Islam. Through discussion at the end of the talk Br. Shadjareh was keen to urge us to mobilise ourselves as a community to speak out against atrocities taking place around the world in terms of gaining information, writing letters to MP's and lobbying to work to alleviate oppression and injustice towards muslims and non-muslims.

Useful Links
- The IHRC has a regular newsletter that provides information on the causes that IHRC are working for. Further information can be found on the IHRC website, (www.ihrc.org).
- It is the view of the Islamic Human Rights Commission that on an individual level there is a need for the muslim community to mobilise itself by reacting to injustices and violations of human rights around the world. They advocate lobbying, campaigning and writing letters to MP‘s. For a model letter written by the IHRC click here. Note, this is a model letter and although can be sent out in this form may be more effective if it is seen as a form of guidance for an individually written letter which is likely to have more weight when sent to a Member of Parliament.
- Information on how to contact your local MP can be found at the web site of the House of Commons Information office: www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/contactingmp.htm

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