The Role Of Human Rights In Islam

Cultures are not stagnated. It can be said that every recognizable culture is historically connected and changes over time. Cultural changes and the constant recreation of cultures are a universal phenomenon indeed. A culture might have a particular strength if it is capable of safeguarding its identity even as it incorporates change, just like a person who changes over time but has his own distinct identity .

At the universal level, the UNESCO has established the concept of “the common heritage of humanity” which is “accepted and affirmed for the benefit of humanity”, whereas, it is presumed that humanity itself is entitled to have such aspects of its heritage preserved . “Humanity” which is a matter that comes and is the most important aspect

In the Islamic view, human rights are universally accepted but their implementation may require certain different forms. The main issue is the challenges made by the western world . This is because the Sha’ria norms do not accept the western culture and that certain Islamic norm such as, in relation the hijab has become a major issue in the Western World.

If we take the Buddhist culture, it actually affirms human rights, as central to their understanding of dharma and the living from the Buddhist precepts. Therefore, some of the Buddhists find human rights language expressive of their religious ties to the three Refuges: Buddha, dharma and Sangha. Wherein Dalai Lama says that; ‘…all have equal rights to be happy…because of our common humanity…the shared aspiration of gaining happiness and avoiding suffering, as well as the basic right to bring it about, is the prime importance’ .

The above mentioned are some of the cultural perspectives of human rights. But this does not end here, because, there are many other cultural perspectives, such as gender equality, whereas it is considered that man has a more dominant character than women and that women should always be the inferior one, political perspectives, marriages and

Minority rights are most often related to cultural issues, such as the survival of language, religion, educational practices and traditions . Article 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Right and the ICESCR identifies the right to preserve the cultural rights of minorities. This right was reaffirmed in 1992 UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities. And further Article 4 of the said Declaration requests States to take necessary measures to enable persons belonging to minority groups to develop their own culture . It is being identified that in the recent past there are various other UNESCO conventions that define cultural