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Dr. Smita Pandey
Articles by Dr. Smita Pandey

Shariah: A safeguard against tyranny?

Across much of the Muslim world, the rule of law remains weak, nominal democracies are overshadowed by militaries or elites, and Islamist experiments have often replaced one form of repression with another.
Updated on Jun 23, 2026 08:14 IST