2008-10-21

UN vs Islamic fundamental rights

Different culture have different views on individual rights. A great example of this is the UN Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Islamic nations refused to sign the document. The Iranian representative, Rajaie-Khorassani stated the UDHR was "a secular understanding of the Judeo-Christian tradition which could not be implemented by Muslims without trespassing the Islamic law." Islamic countries have since drafted their own version of the document titled the Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam. See below for links to both versions.

How can we expect to impose a western style democracy on Iraq when our cultures are so different that we do not even agree on basic human rights?

UN version

Islamic version

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