Film Rumi – Turning Ecstatic February 12, 2008

Tuesday, February 12 – Rumi – Turning Ecstatic – 8 PM_Mevlana Jelalludin Rumi was a 13th C. Mystic and Poet. He was born in Balkh Afghanistan and lived out his life in Konya Turkey. His two signature literary works "The Mathnawi" and the "Divani Shams i Tabriz" are considered second only in importance to the Koran in the Middle East. Canadian filmmaker Tina Petrova shares her extraordinary encounter with Rumi as she leads us on a road trip of discovery across America to the shifting sands of the Middle East, seeking out scholars who animate his works in the world today. FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE. $10 ADMISSION FOR THIS EVENT. www.rumi-turningecstatic.com

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