Human Rights in the Middle East: Frameworks, Goals, and Strategies

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introduction....Pages 1-22
Front Matter....Pages 23-26
Framing the Human Rights Discourse: The Role of Natural Localism and the Power of Paradigm....Pages 27-40
Islam and Human Rights: Ideals and Practices....Pages 41-56
Human Rights through the Lens of Islamic Legal Thought....Pages 57-72
Islamophobia, Defamation of Religions, and International Human Rights....Pages 73-89
Front Matter....Pages 91-94
Human Rights and the Kurdish Question in the Middle East....Pages 95-110
The Janus Nature of Human Rights in Iran: Understanding Progress and Setbacks on Human Rights Protections since the Revolution....Pages 111-127
From Omission to Reluctant Recognition: Political Parties’ Approach to Women’s Rights in Turkey....Pages 129-152
Minorities and Marginalized Communities in the Middle East: The Case for Inclusion....Pages 153-169
Lessons from Movements for Rights Regarding Sexual Orientation in the Arab World....Pages 171-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-191
A Prospect of Democratic Uprisings in the Arab World....Pages 193-209
Counterterrorism, Nation-building, and Human Rights in the Middle East: Complementary or Competing Interests?....Pages 211-225
Migrant Workers and Their Rights in the United Arab Emirates....Pages 227-243
Health and Human Rights in Palestine: The Siege and Invasion of Gaza and the Role of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement....Pages 245-261
Back Matter....Pages 263-272