Editor's Note: Because the Dervishes do not speak English, Dervish Ahmet ?alisir's responses were translated from Turkish by Sena Arpinar, a member of the Istanbul Center in Atlanta. The Classic ...
“How do you review a Dervish?” I tweeted semi-rhetorically last night as I headed off to Ted Mann Concert Hall to see the Whirling Dervishes of Rumi spin the light fantastic. I’m still not entirely ...
“Poetry is what gets lost in translation” — a cliché yet profound statement. This is certainly true when translating from one language to another. However, what if one translates languages beyond the ...
When Pope Benedict XVI said in the aftermath of his Regensburg lecture that he wanted a “frank and sincere” dialogue with Islam, this may not have been exactly what he had in mind, but here it is ...
A unique dance performance is coming to Thalia Mara Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 23. But don’t expect eye-catching costumes, a spectacular light show and booming music through a state-of-the-art sound ...
KONYA, Turkey — Each year, thousands of people travel to the Turkish city of Konya to attend a weeklong series of events and ceremonies that mark the death of the 13th-century Islamic poet, scholar ...
On Saturday, May 3, the Raindrop Foundation Turkish Cultural Center will host its tenth annual Albuquerque Turkish Festival. Festival organizer Joseph Karatoprak said, “It’s going to be a day full of ...
KONYA, Turkey -- Each year, thousands of people travel to the Turkish city of Konya to attend a weeklong series of events and ceremonies that mark the death of the 13th-century Islamic poet, scholar ...
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