Human Rights in Islam. Cairo Declaration

1. Introduction to the Human Rights in Islam
2. The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam promulgated by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
3. The Pillars of the Cairo Declaration: The Sharia and the concept of “Islam, as a representative of Allah on earth”
4. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UN) and the Cairo Declaration

Human Rights in Islam (Islamic Civilization)

The Subject “Human Rights in Islam. Cairo Declaration” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Masters: Religions & Business, Business in Africa, International Business

Doctorate: Ethics, Religion & Business, African Business.

Languages: or Islam Derechos Humanos Droits de l'homme en Islam Islão.

Why study “Islam and Business”?.

The “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” United Nations (1948) has been very criticized by many Muslims especially from Sudan, Pakistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, because does not take into consideration cultural, religious and historical reality, not only of Islam but all  non-Western countries, and therefore they classify it as a declaration of West.

Some Muslims even believe that this declaration is not compatible with Sharia.

Many people have described as a response of Islam to West.

Therefore, in 1990, all the member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation adopted the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam that is mainly based on the Sharia and the concept of “Islam as representative of Allah on the earth.”

The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam is a guide for all aspects of life.

“The fundamental rights and universal freedoms in Islam are an integral part of Islam.”

The reference to Sharia in the Cairo Declaration is continuous, in some cases, the rights of women are lower than men's, and based on the concept of the supremacy of Islam.

The family is the pillar of society.

The woman is equal to man in human dignity.”

Non-Muslims living in Muslim Countries with the implementation of all, or part, of Sharia can considerer it as a cut of their fundamental freedoms.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights can be considered as universal or as Western-Christian, and the Cairo Declaration as Muslim. There is not any Hinduism or Buddhist declaration.

However, it is clear that both declarations share common values.

The signatories of the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam were Albania, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, the Comoros, Ivory Coast, Egypt, the Emirates, Gabon, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, the Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Morocco, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Yemen, and Djibouti.