Schlagwort-Archive: Religionsfreiheit

Pressemitteilung zur UNO-Resolution gegen Diffamierung von Religionen

B O N N (31. März 2010) – Islamische Kräfte im UN-Menschenrechtsrat setzen sich nachdrücklich für eine Definition der Menschenrechte nach islamischem Verständnis ein. Darauf macht die Islamwissenschaftlerin Prof. Christine Schirrmacher vom Institut für Islamfragen anlässlich der jüngst erneuerten UNO-Resolution gegen Diffamierung von Religionen aufmerksam.

Eine vom Islam zum Christentum konvertierte Frau berichtet von den lebensbedrohlichen Konsequenzen ihres Glaubenswechsels

(Institut für Islamfragen, dh, 20.07.2009) Verstoßung und körperliche Misshandlungen waren die Folge ihrer Entscheidung

Verlängerung der Haft: Eine zum Christentum konvertierte Muslima bleibt gefangen

(Institut für Islamfragen, dh, 05.02.2009) Folter und Demütigungen sind Begleitumstände der Haft

(English) Defection from Islam: A Disturbing Human Rights Dilemma

(English) The discussion of human rights flares up when Muslims in an Islamic country convert to Christianity and are threatened with death, as happened a few years ago in Afghanistan and as happens from time to time in other Muslim countries. In the West we immediately regard this as an attack on human rights and a restriction of the freedom of religion, but, in fact, almost all of the Islamic countries signed the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, and they regard their actions as consistent with their understanding of human rights. Obviously we face a huge divergence of opinions on the nature of human rights and what it means to protect them, but what is the source of such fundamentally different ways of thinking?

(English) The Challenge of Islam: Are we equipped?

(English) It would almost seem as though many people in Germany have only started taking notice of Islam since the terrorist attacks of September 11 shook the world. “Terrorism” and “The West” were, in the minds of many people, two separate worlds. Terrorism only happened in far – away countries, like Africa, Algeria, or the Middle – East. Since the aircraft attacks of “Nine-eleven”, and succesive terrorist attacks, often prevented in Europe by the security services, but succeeding in other parts of the world, this perception is changing. The awareness of the existence of Muslim extremism, and it’s potential threat, has increased.