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UDHR Vs. The Cairo Declaration Of Human Rights

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Although the Cairo Declaration of Human Rights in Islam (CDHRI) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) are very similar, they contradict in some ways. The CDHRI is a declaration in which all of its articles are based on the sharia’s laws. It views sharia as the absolute justice and the essence of peace and success in the world. The UDHR, on the other hand, was adopted by the United Nations in 1948 with the intent to make rights that do not support a specific religion or culture, but are rather universal. Ever since the UDHR was created some Islamic countries, such as Saudi Arabia, considered some of its articles as violations to Islamic beliefs and values. Therefore, the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) adopted the CDHRI in the 1990s, and it was signed by about 50 countries. There are many ways in which the CDHRI is superior to the UDHR. …show more content…

The UDHR claims to be universal, but it does not take into consideration the non-Western countries’ religions. On the other hand, the CDHRI, despite its restrictions on freedom, defends both Muslims’ and non-Muslims’ rights. For example, article six in the CDHRI says that no one is allowed to force another person to change his religion, but did not specify the religion of the person or the religion he is being forced into. The UDHR also gives people a lot of freedom, which allows people to surpass their rights and cause corruption. For instance, the freedom of speech in the UDHR could allow people to say things that could hurt other groups, such as a speech of discrimination against black people. However, the CDHRI allows freedom of speech as long as it does not contradict with the sharia and in the sharia discrimination based on race and color is forbidden, and, thus, no one will be able to use his freedom of speech to hurt

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