Celebrated author, playwright, and screenwriter Farrukh Dhondy’s latest book, Rumi, takes an insightful look into the life and works of Jalal-al-Din Rumi, one of the most widely read poets in ...

One of the world’s bestselling musicians chose a Persian word as his song's title. It feels like a miracle. I have a ...

From classical Arabic qasidas to Persian and Urdu poetry, this literary tradition ... mirroring the believer's struggle to attain closeness to Allah. Rumi's verses often reflect this idea ...

“There’s a dance when you create the art or you live in a certain way,” Honarvar said. “When you create the art or you live a certain way, your whole being is transformed. So the person who is ...

her calligram paintings are visual representations of Persian poetry. Repeated in Farsi, a line from a Rumi poem, “bypasses the brain and goes right to the heart,” she said. For Honarvar ...

Srinagar- In a moment marked by profound grief and reverence, Kashmir on Friday bade farewell to one of its most esteemed ...