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 ...

Rumi was born to native Persian-speaking parents on the Eastern shores of the then Persian Empire on September 30, 1207, in the city of Balkh which is now part of Afghanistan, and finally settled in ...

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 ...

Chatham, N.Y. -- Rumi's poetry needs no formal introduction -- you can feel it in the soles of your feet. Robin Becker, a professional dancer who has been in step with Rumi's 13th-century Persian ...

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 ...

“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 ...

A couple of years ago, when Coldplay’s Chris Martin was going through a divorce from the actress Gwyneth Paltrow and feeling down, a friend gave him a book to lift his spirits. It was a collection of ...

My father recited Rumi to me as I grew up. I finally chose to listen. By Melody Moezzi Ms. Moezzi is a writer and activist. Five years ago, in an act of creative desperation, I decided to immerse ...