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Murat Sofuoglu
Murat Sofuoglu is a staff writer at TRT World.
Murat Sofuoglu is a staff writer at TRT World.
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How China is positioning itself as a defender of post-WWII order
While the Trump administration seeks to reshape the global order through tariffs and unilateral actions, China is showcasing itself, alongside Russia and North Korea, as ready to challenge US supremacy.
5 min read
Why borders drawn by colonial powers remain flashpoints across the world
From Southeast Asia to Africa and beyond, the world’s most dangerous borders are often not homegrown, but inherited. Colonial-era mapmaking continues to fuel modern conflict.
6 min read
Between Israel and Iran, who rules the roost in the Mideast?
Experts evaluate victory on three axes, calling the ceasefire a strategic win for Iran and a tactical success for Israel, and adding that the regime change for Iran is dead, for now.
6 min read
A look back at the prophetic history behind Hajj and how it’s performed
Millions of Muslims around the world travel to Islam’s most sacred city to perform religious duties. This annual journey has symbolic rites rooted in the deep prophetic history extending from Prophet Ibrahim to Prophet Muhammad.
9 min read
The Circassian exile: 9 facts about the tragedy
Circassians, a Muslim people indigenous to Caucasia, had long been persecuted by the Russian Empire. Their last remnants of resistance against the Russians ended around today's Black Sea port city of Sochi on May 21, 1864.
7 min read
What the first American pope means for the world
Pope Leo XIV, formerly Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago, may serve as a counterpoint to the “less tolerant trends” in American and global politics, experts say.
7 min read
