
Thu 13 and Fri 14 October 2022 – Conference ‘Faces of Islam: On Tolerance and Coercion’
The programme of this conference will follow shortly.

July 1 2022 – Conference ‘Rumi on Faith, Piety and Religious Philosophy’
We had an inspiring Rumi day filled with wonderful lectures in which several aspect of Rumi’s religious philosophy were discussed, ranging from piety, ...

June 25 2022 – Lecture ‘Kritische bespiegeling over Hafez in schilderkunst, muziek en Sji’itische rituelen’
(lecture in Dutch by Asghar Seyed-Gohrab at the launch of the Dutch scholarly journal ZemZem: Tijdschrift over het Midden-Oosten, Noord-Afrika en islam). ...

April 11 2022, Utrecht University
‘The Shāh-Nāme: A Treasury for Persian Heroic Traditions’ (lecture by Dr M.J. Yahaghi) The ERC team Beyond Sharia had an informative and ...

March 28 2022 – ‘De religie van de liefde’ als een alternatief ethisch stelsel en geloofsbelijdenis (lecture by Asghar Seyed-Gohrab)

Kissed through a Poem
اندر غزل خویش نهان خواهم گشتنتا بر دو لبت بوسه دهم چونٓش بخوانی I will hide myself within my poemSo when you read it, I may kiss your lips. This ...

March 10 2022 – ‘Sufism: Following the Footsteps of Mystic Poet Rumi'(lecture by Asghar Seyed-Gohrab)
Asghar Seyed-Gohrab gave a lecture on Rumi on March 10 2022 at TU Delft Library. The famous Persian poet Rumi (d. 1273) has inspired both Muslims and ...

Rumi en de Nacht
Voor veel mensen is maart een tijd van hoop en nieuw leven. De dagen worden langer en de nachten worden korter. De nacht speelt echter een belangrijke rol ...

Rumi and the Hollywood Stars: The Source of Brad Pitt’s Tattoo
January 25, 2019 • Cultural History and Art History and Literature • 8 min read It is ...
