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Shahram Nazeri and Molavi Band performing in Konya today
December 15, 2007
Several Iranian and Turkish cultural officials, including Iran’s House of Music Director Hamidreza Nurbakhsh, are to attend the concert, MNA reported. Nazeri is to perform several pieces based on the works of Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi. Several other Iranian bands are also scheduled to perform during the event. more
Albania hosts Iranian Mevlana artworks exhibit
December 15, 2007
Iranian and Albanian cultural figures including the leader of the Bektashi community in Albania, Haxhi Babab Dede Reshat Bardhi, Iran’s ambassador Ali Beman Eqbali and a group of writers and literary figures attended the opening ceremony on Thursday. more
Hushang Kamkar completes “Mevlana Symphonic Composition”
December 12, 2007
Iranian musician Hushang Kamkar has recently completed “The Molana Symphonic Composition”, a piece commemorating Persian mystic and poet Molana Jalal ad-Din. A recording of the new work is to be issued by the IRIB Music Center. more
Iranian children’s institutions to commemorate Mevlana
December 8, 2007
Persian mystic and poet Mevlana Jalal ad-Din is scheduled to be commemorated by the Children’s Book Council and the Association of Children’s Books Illustrators in the Iranian Artists Forum during a weeklong program opening today. more
Mevlana contained in himself all characteristic of humanity
December 1, 2007
Pondering on the poems of the great Iranian poet, Jalaleddin Mohammad Rumi, known as Molana, one realizes that Molana contained in himself all the characteristic of humanity, said Mehdi Nabizadeh. more
Mevlana film to be made in Hollywood
November 28, 2007
The Culture and Tourism Ministry is preparing to film a documentary about 13th century Sufi poet and mystic Mevlana Jalalludin Mohammad. The film will be shot in Hollywood with American author Deepak Chopra narrating Rumi's life story. more
Mevlana’s first visit to European Parliament
November 27, 2007
Mevlana Muhammed Jelaluddin Rumi was commemorated at the European Parliament with a panel discussion focusing on his message of tolerance. more
Children of Iran to perform musical version of Mevlana’s “Parrot”
November 20, 2007
The Children of Iran band is to perform a musical version of “The Merchant and his Clever Parrot”, a story from Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi’s Masnavi, at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall from November 21 to 23. more
French Persian Mevlana Exhibited in Paris
November 9, 2007
An exhibition of paintings by Federica Matta and calligraphy by Towhidi Tabari on poems of the great Persian poet, Mowlana Rumi, is held in Iran’s Cultural Center, Paris, from 30 September to 20 October 2005. more
World should hearken to Mevlana: Ahmad Jalali
November 9, 2007
Speaking at the international congress held to commemorate the 800th birth anniversary of Molana Jalal ad-Din Rumi at the IRIB International Conference Hall on Monday, Jalali noted that the world of today is in more need than ever of listening to the words of Rumi. more
Mevlana, Islam, and America
November 7, 2007
Toward the end of Candid, Voltaire writes in 1758 about a dervish saint who lived in Turkey without citing his name. In the novel, Candid approaches and asks the dervish: “Master…we have come to ask a favour. Will you kindly tell us why such a strange animal as man was ever made?
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Zolfonun to perform concerts in honor of Mevlana
November 5, 2007
Iranian setar virtuoso Jalal Zolfonun, accompanied by his band, will give a 10-day series of concerts in Konya, Turkey, featuring improvised pieces on the theme of Mevlana. more
UNESCO to Support Iran’s Programs Commemorating Mevlana
November 5, 2007
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) granted its full support to Iran for the programs designed to commemorate the 13th century Persian poet and mystic, Rumi, next year during “The International Year of Rumi” as dubbed by the Organization. more
House of Cinema pays tribute to Shahram Nazeri in Khoy
November 3, 2007
The House of Cinema paid tribute to Shahram Nazeri, the winner of France’s Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur medal, in a ceremony held in Khoy, the resting place of Shams on Friday.
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People in worship: Two Lansing-area events celebrate Mevlana
November 3, 2007
Michigan State University will host a conference today on Rumi, the 13th-century Muslim poet, mystic and philosopher. The conference will be followed by poetry reading, whirling dervishes and traditional Sufi music. The events will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the MSU Union's Parlor Room and Gold Room. more
Mevlana’s Night Celebrated at UNESCO Headquarter in Paris
November 2, 2007
On the 30th of September this year which marked the anniversary of birthday of the 13th century Persian poet, Rumi, a special program was held on the first day of Iran’s cultural week in Paris. more
Mevlana: A Voice of Peace from within Islam
November 1, 2007
Afgha.com, 1 October 2006 -- In a brand new documentary made for television, “Rumi - Turning Ecstatic,” Tina Petrova reveals why the words of a 13th. C. Muslim Poet are crucial for peace on the planet today. For Tina Petrova,... more
Ali Hatami’s “Masnavi Manavi” on screen at Iran’s Film Museum
November 1, 2007
The TV series of the late director Ali Hatami entitled “Masnavi Manavi” is being screened at the Film Museum of Iran until November 2. The series depicts six stories by Molana Rumi produced for TV in black and white and cast with the actors Jamshid Mashsayekhi, Saeid Amir-Soleimani and Abbas Maghfurian. more
Haddad-Adel calls for relying on cultural roots to thwart West plots
November 1, 2007
Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel said here Thursday that the only way to thwart the West conspiracies against Iranians is through reliance on its own cultural roots. He noted that Molana, the prominent poet of the 13th century (1207-1273), is one of the greatest cultural assets of the Islamic Republic of Iran. more
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Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, visit the tomb of Mevlana Jalaluddin, inside Mevlana museum in the central Turkish city of Konya ... more photos
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Hossein Nahid, iranian musician, in "International Conference on Mevlana" in Tehran ... more photos
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"'Shams and Mevlana", latest work of Iran's master of miniatures, Mahmoud Farshchian ... more photos
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A collection of exquisite illustrations of Mevlana at Museum of Contemporary Arts in Tehran ... more photos
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Shahran Nazeri's Concert in "Atash-o-Ood" Exhibition ... more photos (1,2)
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