Quote of the day
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. This, as the sages of many lands have taught us, is a golden rule in individual and group, as well as international, relations.
Majid Khadduri
Born: September 27, 1909
Died: January 25, 2007 (aged 97)
Bio: Majid Khadduri was an Iraqi born academic. He was founder of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Middle East Studies program.
Known for:
- War and Peace in the Law of Islam (1940)
- The Islamic conception of justice (1984)
- The Islamic Law of Nations (1966)
- War in the Gulf, 1990-91 (1997)