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Fatemeh Keshavarz — The Ecstatic Faith of Rumi

On Being with Krista Tippett
On Being with Krista Tippett
Episode • Mar 8, 2012 • 51m

Fatemeh Keshavarz — The Ecstatic Faith of Rumi

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. We hear his poetry as we delve into his world and listen for its echoes in our own.