Poem: Layla and Majnun
Herein is set forth the Ode spoken by Leyla in which she demonstrated her perfect understanding of Majnun. Though lovely, she who never makes a gift Of all her beauty to her lover dear Remains...
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Majnun the King of the Land of Desire. Unique in all ages and beauty is Layla, For Majnun the poets still pluck at the lyre. The sapling of Sorrow’s green Meadow is Layla, Majnun ever faithful her love...
View ArticleA Superb Eastern Musician:Erkan Ogur
Erkan Ogur, a composer, he has influenced many musicians with his compositions combining the sounds of Turkish folk music, classical music with the ancient traditional music. Erkan Oğur, or Erkan Ogur...
View ArticleRumi Poem and Iman Maleki Painting
By Jalaluddin Rumi That moon, which the sky ne’er saw even in dreams, has returned And brought a fire no water can quench. See the body’ s house, and see my. soul, This made drunken and that desolate...
View ArticleAhmet Ozhan; Elvis Presley of Turkish Sufi Music
Can Yine Bülbül Oldu by Ahmad Ozhan Translation from Turkish Poem by Niyazi Misri My soul has become a nightingale The thorn bloomed and became a rose Everything became eyes and ears And everything...
View ArticleTerrence Malick’s Film Adds a Dose of Sincerity to the Festivities
CANNES, France — In “The Tree of Life,” a cosmic head movie of the most ambitious order, Terrence Malick reaches high, his ecstatic camera and thoughts soaring. Shown on Monday morning at a press...
View Article‘Tree of Life’ wins Palme d’Or
Malick pic takes top prize at Cannes By Justin Chang, Peter Debruge Leading a strong showing for Americans on the Croisette, “The Tree of Life,” Terrence Malick’s epic meditation on childhood and the...
View ArticleViggo Mortensen- Man of Courage and Convictions
Those who work to improve life and eliminate suffering have learned what it means to be human beings. Those who work to inflict suffering upon the “others” are those who have not yet been fully...
View ArticleTINARIWEN
Tinariwen is a band of Tuareg-Berber musicians from the Sahara Desert region of northern Mali. The band released their fifth album Tassili on August 30, 2011. The album later won the Award for Best...
View ArticleFuzuli: LAYLA and MAJNUN
Muhammad Fuzuli (1498-1556), Ottoman poet, writer and thinker. He was also well versed in mathematics and astronomy LAYLA and MAJNUN Herein is set forth the Manner in which Mejnun encountered Leyla,...
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