The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

by Susan Muaddi Darraj

Discusses the Universal Declaration of Human Rights after World War II, and explains how the Universal Declaration was drafted and how it continues to guide the global human rights movement today.

Genres: Nonfiction

127 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Susan Muaddi Darraj won the 2016 American Book Award for her novel-in-stories, A Curious Land: Stories from Home.

Her new novel, Behind You Is the Sea (Harper Collins, 2024) is set in Baltimore and follows the stories of a Palestinian American immigrant community.

Her previous short story collection, The Inheritance of Exile, was honored by the U.S. State Department’s Arabic Book Program.

She was named a 2016 USA Ford Fellow, and she has received awards for her writing from the Maryland State Arts Council and the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance.

Her new children's chapter book series, FARAH ROCKS, was published from Capstone Books in January 2020. It is the first children's book series to feature an Arab American protagonist.

A Philadelphia native, she currently lives in Baltimore. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @SusanDarraj.

Reviews

[Puri Kencana Putri · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short yet great piece to understand the history of UDHR and its discourse around it. Happy international human rights day, btw!

[Amir Bayoumi · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book is not what I expected it to be... I thought it would be an objective book talking about the Human rights, however it turned out to be a subjective one narrating stories about Eleanor Roosevelt and her achievements!!! That's why I couldn't finish it