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Islam and Human Rights: Tradition and Politics, 2d ed., Ann Elizabeth Mayer, Boulder/San Francisco: Westview—London: Pinter Publishers, 1995; 242 pp.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2014

Amin B. Sajoo
Amin B. Sajoo
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Vancouver, B.C.
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Canadian Journal of Law and Society / La Revue Canadienne Droit et Société , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , Spring/printemps 1996 , pp. 310 - 315
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Copyright © Canadian Law and Society Association 1996

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2. “Islam and Toleration: Writers' Block” The Economist (27 January 1996) 78.

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