“Islam and Human Rights” Forum in Senegal
A national forum on “Islam and Human Rights” will be held today, September 11, in Dakar, Senegal.
According to aps website, the program will be attended by Sedighi Kaba, Senegal’s minister of Justice, and a number of scholars and Muslim lawyers.
Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) in the city will host the forum to be held by Senegal's Council for Human Rights.
Islamic Studies Center of Sheikh Anta Diop University will also cooperate in holding the program to be also attended by a number of African university lecturers as honorary guests.
Law experts and scholars from all over the country will discuss Islam’s view on Human rights and civil rights.
Human rights in view of Islam, Quranic verses and Hadiths on civil rights, human rights in Nabawi Sunnah and human rights and the difference between Islamic and Western views in this respect are some of the main themes of the forum.
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