DEFENDING MULTICULTURALISM: THE FULL PROTECTION OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM TO MUSLIMS

Abstract

This text has as its essence the debate on the issue of religious freedom in the context of contemporary international law. Therefore, it presents as a central problem the violation of human rights and the discrimination of religious minorities carried out in states where such minorities are inserted, especially the Islamic one. Thus, considering discrimination and growing intolerance towards Muslims in the current world, throught this research it is sought to ascertain whether religious freedom is, in fact, a human right to be guaranteed to the individual and how this problem could be circumvented in order to ensure full freedom. freedom of religion to Muslims, which would be possible through multiculturalism, notably because it values ​​cultural diversity and fosters intercultural dialogue, contributing to the reduction of intolerance. To this end, a monographic study of an applied nature in the area of law is carried out, through which the objectives are exposed from a deductive approach, in a descriptive and exploratory way, mainly adopting the bibliographic and documental procedures.