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“Voor vrouw, leven, vrijheid”

Prof.dr. Asghar Seyed-Gohrab - 7 October 2022 , Blogs

What is Muslim Piety?

The Prayer Selling Merchant

Maarten Holtzapffel - 30 September 2022 , Blogs

Encountering ʿAyn al-Qużāt’s Tamhīdāt in Iran’s Antagonism of Mullocracy

Fatemeh Naghshvarian - 27 September 2022 , Blogs

A Worn-out Veil is Not the Foundation of Being a Muslim

Dr. Zhinia Noorian - 27 September 2022 , Blogs

We Veil our Eyes Instead of our Women’s Faces

Prof.dr. Asghar Seyed-Gohrab - 25 September 2022 , Blogs

Remembering the Critical Khayyam: A Reflection on Abdelkader Benali’s comments on Khayyam

Dr. Arash Ghajarjazi - 13 September 2022 , Blogs

Rumi en de Nacht

Prof.dr. Asghar Seyed-Gohrab - 3 March 2022 , Blogs

Rumi and the Hollywood Stars: The Source of Brad Pitt’s Tattoo

Prof.dr. Asghar Seyed-Gohrab - 1 March 2022 , Blogs

Kissed through a Poem

Prof.dr. Asghar Seyed-Gohrab - 22 February 2022 , Blogs

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    The images that make up the header of this website are sourced from the website of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. From left to right they are:

    1 Painting attributed to Bihzad (Iranian, Herat ca. 1450–1535/36 Herat). "Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Divan of Hafiz. ca. 1480.  Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

    2 Sa'di. "Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz" Late 15th century.  Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

    3 "Youth and Dervish". Second quarter 17th century. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper (tinted drawing). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

    4 Sa'di (Iranian, Shiraz ca. 1213–1291 Shiraz). "Dancing Dervishes", Folio from a Gulistan of Sa'di. 17th century. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

    5 Hafiz (Iranian, Shiraz ca. 1325–1390 Shiraz),  Luthfi (Iranian, 1367–1460s), Hilali (Iranian, Astarabad ca. 1470–1529/30 Herat), Mu’in (Iranian), Asir (Iranian, died probably 1639–40). "Anthology of Persian Poetry"  17th century.  Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper. Binding: opaque watercolor and gold on leather. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.