Radio Rumi

About Radio Rumi

Radio Rumi is hosted by Dr. Fatemeh Keshavarz at the University of Maryland. Keshavarz is author of award winning books including Reading Mystical Lyric: the Case of Jalal al-Din Rumi (USC Press,1998), Recite in the Name of the Red Rose (USC Press, 2006) and a book of literary analysis and social commentary titled Jasmine and Stars: Reading more than Lolita in Tehran (UNC Press, 2007). She has also published other books and numerous journal articles. Keshavarz is a published poet in Persian and English and an activist for peace and justice.

Publisher

Radio Rumi

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Mar 2018

Latest episode

28 Jun 2023

Latest episodes

66 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Jun 2023

   Radio Rumi Program 66: The Lands and Seas Are Vast, and the People Numerous

   In this summer special episode, I discuss the worldly awareness of medieval Persian poets and thinkers, emphasizing their attention to cultures different than their own. Three figures are showcased: the philosopher Aziz Nasafi, Rumi, and Sa'di of Shiraz.

2. 

   11 May 2023

   Radio Rumi Program 65: The Blessed Madness That Helps You Find the Moon!

   This episode focuses on the complexity of the concept of madness in Rumi's poetry. It explores our poet's approach to madness as a tool that curbs the power of rules and regulations to allow the formation of human spiritual originality.

3. 

   13 Apr 2023

   Radio Rumi Program 64: Dance Them Out of Your Life!

   This program is dedicated to the significance of dancing in human life. I start with Hafiz of Shiraz, then move on to Sa'di's approach to the topic and end with a ghazal of Rumi which uses the refrain "Come on! Dance!" We explore what these medieval poets think dancing does for us.

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