To read Rumi is to encounter him—to come face to face with him, and with oneself, through his poetry ... To read Rumi is to encounter him—to come face to face with him, and with oneself, through his ...

The words “Rumi” and “Disney” may not seem to belong in the same sentence -- or even the same location. But they’ll be together Friday night, when Iranian composer Hafez Nazeri presents the world ...

Afghan-born 13th century Sufi mystic poet Jalaluddin Rumi is the national poet of Afghanistan, as well as a much-loved poet in America. Jeffrey Brown reports on what's behind the popularity of Rumi's ...

“Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside of you.” — Rumi A few months back, I got an apricot mini poodle. When meeting him for the first time, I gazed into his eyes and sensed a deep wisdom ...

Eight centuries after the birth of the famed Persian poet and mystic, the tussle for the cultural legacy of Jalal al-Din Mohammad Balkhi, better known as Rumi, just won't die. Afghanistan, Iran, and ...

At a busy subway station in central Tehran, an excerpt from an iconic Persian poem from 13th century poet and mystic Jalaluddin al-Rumi greets travelers as they hop on and off, bringing smiles to ...

“Roumi le brulé” was published in France in 2004 and the book by the France-based Iranian writer was recently translated into Persian by Mahasti Bahreini. Tajadod, Bahreini, French author Jean-Claude ...

For Pakistan's national poet Allama Iqbal 145th birth anniversary on Tuesday, observers are highlighting the influence of Mevlana, or Maulana Rumi, a 13th century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar ...