Rositsa Atanasova explores Turkish and Saudi influence on Islamic institutions in Bulgaria after the fall of communism, noting how Turkey enjoys unrivaled prominence among Sunni Muslims in Bulgaria after the Saudi withdrawal from the country.
The Geopolitics of Religious Soft Power
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Prashant Waikar and Mohamed Nawab Mohamed Osman consider the 2019 Kuala Lumpur Summit as a site of geopolitical competition in the Muslim world and note how the summit reflects increasing tensions between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, as Malaysia vies for a larger role in the Muslim world.
The Berkley Forum sat down with Senior Research Fellow Peter Mandaville, director of the Berkley Center’s Geopolitics of Religious Soft Power Project, to discuss tensions between Iran and the United States in the broader context of religion and politics in the Middle East.
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