Audio By Vocalize Somalia National Independent Human Rights Commissioner, Dr Maryan Kasim Addressing judges, legal scholars and public officials in Mogadishu. [Courtesy, X] The recent remarks by the Somalia National Independent Human Rights Commissioner, Dr Maryan Kasim, have ignited a measured but significant debate about the philosophical foundations of human rights and their implications for Somalia’s democratic future. Addressing judges, legal scholars and public officials in Mogadishu, Kasim suggested that human rights are fundamentally rooted in faith and moral tradition rather than primarily in international instruments such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Drawing from Islamic history,…