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 ...

Whether about God or the pangs of earthly love, the poetry of Rumi, a 13th century Persian, is often startlingly modern. Coleman Barks, the world's best-known translator of Rumi's work, is credited ...

Aga Khan Museum's Rumi show looks at why the Sufi mystic is still so beloved today "What do we know about this person and how did we get to this point where he's become a global icon?" says museum ...

Whether it's about God or the pangs of earthly love, the poetry of Rumi is often startlingly modern, partly due to those who have translated his poems from 13th century Persian into many of the ...

This weekend, for four performances only, Angelenos have the opportunity to check out a rare theatrical event. Rumi, an intriguing new revue based on the writings of 13th-century Persian poet and ...

Inspired by a Rumi poem based on the parable of “The Blind Men and the Elephant,” Javaherbin offers a lively take on a classic story about the folly of a limited perspective. When a merchant named ...

On May 2, 1977, Coleman Barks dreamed he was sleeping on a bluff above the Tennessee River when a ball of light rose off an island across from where he was sitting. In the dream, Barks woke up. The ...

Long-awaited animated feature “Lamya’s Poem” has unveiled its first trailer. Alex Kronemer’s Rumi-inspired film about a Syrian refugee girl named Lamya was one of the hot competition titles at the ...