The Ecstatic Faith of Rumi (April 23, 2009)




On Being with Krista Tippett show

Summary: The 13th-century Muslim mystic and poet Rumi has long shaped Muslims around the world and has now become popular in the West. Rumi created a new language of love within the Islamic mystical tradition of Sufism. With our guest Fatemeh Keshavarz, we hear his poetry as we delve into his world and listen for its echoes in our own.