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Ancient Sufi writings transcend the barriers of religion and spirituality and impart wisdom in good living, mental health and morality.
For the first time ever, a complete edition of Rumi's "Masnavi" has been published in German in verse. At the Sufi Festival in Hamburg in late November, Marian Brehmer met translator Otto Hoeschle and spoke to him about the significance of this masterpiece of Islamic mysticism
A Hollywood film project and a joint attempt by Iran and Turkey to register the principal works of the poet Rumi with the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list have recently caused political turmoil, above all, in Afghanistan. By Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi
Recently, a highly educated Muslim acquaintance of mine was denied to have an apartment in an 'elite' housing society in Pune. He was clearly told that being a Muslim, there was no doubt that he ate meat and the housing society mostly comprised hardcore vegans. This is what I call our latest dietary morality which has started getting on my nerves.
Fariduddin Attar’s "The Conference of the Birds", one of the seminal works of Islamic mysticism, has recently been published in sumptuously illustrated German translation. It makes an excellent introduction to the Persian poet. By Gerrit Wustmann