Rumi's poems, though generally stripped of their Islamic symbolism, are hugely popular around the world. Yet Islamic mysticism is still very much at the heart of these verses. Marian Brehmer has spent more than ten years exploring the form Sufism assumes today. By Lisa Neal
Rumi was a 13th-century Muslim, but he's the most downloaded poet in America. Now a Dallas chorus - with an Iranian composer and a Syrian digital artist - has created a rapturous version of Rumi's poetry.