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Thank you.

Bob Chudy

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The Iranian Cultural Organization of UConn (ICOU) will be hosting a symposium to celebrate the life and legacy of the great mystical poet of the Persian language, Mowlana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi, known as Rumi, to which all are cordially invited.

The symposium will be held on the 11th of April 2014. It will feature presentations on Rumi, his work and universal message by noted scholars Prof. Abdolkarim Soroush and Prof. Hossein Kamaly.

The event is Free and Public.

Symposium schedule:

3:30-3:45     Welcoming and introductory remarks (Prof. Azimi, UConn)

3:45-4:05     Rumi's poetry (Dr. Shakibai & Adrian Michael Paulsen)

4:05-4:30     Sufi Music (Iranian ensemble)

4:30-5:30     Rumi and his times (Prof. Kamaly)

5:30-5:45     Break 

5:45-6:15     Indian Sufi music set to Rumi's poetry

6:15-8:00     Fear Sufism/Love Sufism (Prof. Soroush)

Venue:

Thomas J. Dodd Research Center

University of Connecticut
405 Babbidge Road, Storrs,

Date: Friday, April 11, 2014

Time: 3:30pm-8pm

Parking: 

North garage 

103 N. Eagleville Road, Storrs CT 06269

South garage

505 Stadium Road, Unit 3204, Storrs CT 06269

Iman Noshadi

President

Iranian Cultural Organization of UCONN (ICOU)