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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.
opinion
Updated on Jun 23, 2026 01:44 pm IST

Post-Assad Syria’s search for its place in an evolving international order

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The city of Homs, a rebel stronghold during the Syrian Civil War. (Shutterstock)
international affairs
Published on Aug 18, 2025 02:40 pm IST

On the road to Damascus

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A sign reading 'Syria I love Damascus' is on display outside a bakery in Neukolln district in Berlin, Germany December 9, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (REUTERS)
editorials
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 07:44 am IST

From graffiti to civil war: How a teen's act sparked 12 years of chaos in Syria

At the age of 14, Mouawiya Syasneh spray-painted a wall with phrases that would have serious repercussions.
world news
Published on Dec 08, 2024 02:28 pm IST

A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris

A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris
world news
Published on Nov 15, 2024 06:47 pm IST

Biden’s presidency is transformative

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US President Joe Biden.
opinion
Published on Aug 01, 2023 09:41 pm IST

The concept of the Global South is slowly fraying

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the opening session of Voice of Global South Summit 2023, via video conferencing, on Thursday. (ANI)
opinion
Updated on May 17, 2023 11:00 pm IST

Self-immolation persists as grim form of protest in Tunisia

“I would never describe the act of self-immolation as an act of courage because even the bravest person in the world couldn’t do it,” Hosni Kalaia, 49, told the Associated Press in his family home
world news
Published on Dec 17, 2020 04:18 pm IST

A decade later, Arab Spring legacy lost in wars, repression

In December 2010, the uprising began in Tunisia and quickly spread from country to country in revolts against longtime authoritarian rulers
world news
Updated on Dec 15, 2020 02:55 pm IST

Writing is the best medium to question authority, says Benyamin

Benyamin won the JCB Prize for his work Aadujeevitham
books
Published on Jul 10, 2020 09:13 pm IST

The proliferation of popular protests | Opinion

A demonstrator throws a brick on Pedder Street during a lunchtime protest in the Central district of Hong Kong, China, Nov 13. Hong Kong protests continue, flummoxing one of the world’s most significant economic power centres
columns
Updated on Nov 16, 2019 07:54 pm IST

Egypt unveils trove of ancient coffins excavated in Luxor

Officials looking at recently discovered ancient colored coffins with inscriptions and paintings, in the southern city of Luxor, Egypt.
world news
Published on Oct 19, 2019 07:34 pm IST

For Donald Trump, Syria pullout is a win and Putin may also see it that way

Fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces, SDF, march during a demonstration against possible Turkish military operation in their areas in Al-Qahtaniya, Syria.
world news
Updated on Nov 18, 2019 11:11 am IST

Opinion| The future of dissent

Technology had been enabling protestors — to organise and express solidarity. But in Hong Kong last month, protestors used separate burner phone numbers to communicate with each other, there were advisories to wear masks and large goggles to confound facial recognition tech, and people even bought one-way metro tickets with cash instead of using cards that were linked to their identities
editorials
Updated on Jul 19, 2019 09:08 pm IST

Internet shutdowns in India only fuel the fires of violence

The government’s odds of extinguishing peaceful collective action in the streets during an Internet blackout are no better than random chance. The Patidar agitation in Gujarat and the Jat reservation protests in Haryana are a few examples
analysis
Updated on May 03, 2019 08:03 pm IST

Erdogan’s win is not good news

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins with a parliamentary majority. The results, combined with a referendum he won last year, will lead to a new governmental structure in which the prime ministership will be abolished, the president will have power over judicial appointments and extraordinary powers to rule by decree.
editorials
Published on Jun 25, 2018 06:18 pm IST
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