The emergence of the Muslim nation-states: colonialism, nationalism and socialism -- Fundamentalism: political and economic dimensions -- Islamic legal philosophy and human rights -- Socialist constitutionalism : Muslim statehood and human rights -- Soviet-Afgan relations: the rise and fall of the Taliban -- New dynamics of U.S.-Iran relations: a lesson from international politics -- Regional economic cooperation under the ECO: political and legal implications for humann rights -- Religious factors in South Asian politics: the nuclear arms race and poverty -- Appendix of documents. The Treaty of Medinah, or the Medinah Charter ; Pact with the tribe of Juhaina ; Pact of Bani Dhamra ; Pact of Bani Ghadaya and Bani Uraiz -- Pact of Najran ; Pact of Saqeef (Taif) -- Pact of Akbar bin Abdul Qais ; Treaty of Hudaibiyah ; Farewell sermon of Muhammed, Prophet of Islam -- Glossary of Islamic terms.