During the last decades of his life, the Persian poet Rumi was surrounded by news of terrorism, just as we are eight centuries later. Those were the days of Mongol invasions that swept past the ...

Centuries after his death, the Sufi poet Rumi is still a phenomenon. Translations of his work routinely top bestseller lists—and have for decades. On sites like Pinterest, his verses are posted, ...

The thought-provoking exhibition will explore the life and impact of one of history’s most renowned poets, marking the 750 th anniversary of his passing. TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Opening May 13, Rumi ...

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Mehr 8 in the Iranian calendar is considered a significant cultural event for Iranians to commemorate the prominent Iranian poet Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi who needs no introduction when it comes to ...

The Aga Khan Museum's newest exhibition, Rumi: A Visual Journey Through the Life and Legacy of a Sufi Mystic, opens May 13 and is a glorious ode to one of the most revered poets and sufi mystics in ...

What do one of Brad Pitt’s tattoos and the name of Beyonce’s second daughter have in common? Both are inspired by the 13th-century Sufi mystic and poet Muhammad Balkhi, usually known as Rumi. That’s ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The passing of eight centuries has done little to dim humanity’s appetite for Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, the ...

Before he became a world-famous poet and Sufi mystic, a religious scholar named Jalal ad-Din Rumi struggled with a feeling of inexplicable emptiness. Despite his thousands of admirers and disciples, ...