Shirin Ebadi focused on women’s human rights and whether Islam should be able to define human rights differently than the international community has defined them. What was her argument and do you agree or disagree with it – why or why not.

Shirin Ebadi focused on women’s human rights and whether Islam should be able to define human rights differently than the international community has defined them. What was her argument and do you agree or disagree with it – why or why not.

When thinking about global human rights, which takes precedence — cultural values and laws or the UN’s declaration of human rights?

When thinking about global human rights, which takes precedence — cultural values and laws or the UN’s declaration of human rights? Who decides? Should immigrants be allowed to follow their own cultural laws in their host country if those cultural laws violate the host country’s laws?