Open AccessWhither Homosexual Rights?
Author(s) -
Tengku Ahmad Hazri
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
islam and civilisational renewal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2041-8728
pISSN - 2041-871X
DOI - 10.52282/icr.v3i3.539
Subject(s) - human rights , islam , dilemma , gay rights , law , political science , sociology , law and economics , philosophy , theology , epistemology , politics
The question of homosexual rights presents a formidable dilemma for contemporary Islam. And this is especially so as the Islamic world generally accepts human rights as valid aspirations, so much so that a number of scholars do not hesitate to include these as one of the higher objectives of the shariah (maqasid al-shariah). This is why when calls for homosexual rights or gay rights as valid human rights are made, they attract mixed reactions.