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Lec. Yakup KAYA

Human Rights and Democracy in Islam

Course Code	: İLH335
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 4

Objectives of the Course

To discuss the compatibility of the Islamic tradition of thought with modern theories of human rights and democracy.

Course Content

The meaning and historical development of the concepts of democracy and human rights. The understanding of governance and justice in various Muslim states in history, the points where Islamic thought and modern theories of human rights and democracy seem incompatible.

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