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The Role of Sufism in Shaping Islam

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Can Religion and Love Go Together?

Prof.dr. Asghar Seyed-Gohrab - 3 March 2023 , Blogs

Gaan Religie en Liefde Samen?

Prof.dr. Asghar Seyed-Gohrab - 2 March 2023 , Blogs

The Fez-man in Crisis: The Case of Gilbert James

Dr. Arash Ghajarjazi - 20 February 2023 , Blogs

Rape and Rule

Dr. Zhinia Noorian - 5 January 2023 , Blogs

An Abusive Imitation of Barāye

A Protest Song So Powerful the Regime Made a Counter Version

Alexandra Nieweg - 9 December 2022 , Blogs

Orwellian Iran and the Hijacking of Classical Persian Poetry

Maarten Holtzapffel - 14 November 2022 , Blogs

“For Woman, Life, Liberty”

Prof.dr. Asghar Seyed-Gohrab - 10 October 2022 , Blogs

“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

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This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 101020403).

    Beyond Sharia
    The Role of Sufism in Shaping Islam

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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.


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