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  • Traffic chaos in the megacity of Karachi, Pakistan
    Africans in Pakistan

    Magical Karachi

    Juergen Wasim Frembgen's new book, "Bambasa Street", is a fascinating account of the traditions of the African diaspora in Pakistan's largest metropolis

  • Iranian Kurdish singer Hani Mojtahedi
    Kurdish singer Hani Mojtahedi

    Myths re-imagined

    Kurdish singer Hani Mojtahedi and German electro legend Andi Toma of Mouse On Mars have collaborated on an album that also pays homage to Mojtahedi’s grandfather, a Sufi master

  • Sufi mystic and poet Rumi
    Rumi, mystic and poet

    Message of love: Qantara series on the 750th anniversary of Rumi's death

    Even after seven and a half centuries, Rumi's verses have lost nothing of their depth and transformative power. A series of articles by Qantara.de marking the 750th anniversary of the death of the Persian poet Rumi

  • Dervishes on a ceiling painting in a cultural centre in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
    750th anniversary of Rumi’s death – Part 7

    "Light your beacon!"

    In Rumi's lifetime, too, people were frightened by war and uncertainty. His poetry has much to teach us about human nature

  • Dancing dervishes from the Mevlana Order
    750th anniversary of Rumi's death – Part 6

    Academic research and spiritual exploration

    No Islamic mystic in the past two centuries has touched literary figures and academics in both East and West as much as Rumi. A look at the history of research into this hugely influential spiritual teacher

  • A girl waits on the threshold of the mausoleum of Sheikh Ahmad e-Jam in the north-east Iranian city of Torbat e-Jam
    750th anniversary of Rumi's death – Part 5

    Iranians seek refuge in Rumi

    For centuries, Rumi’s verses have been part of Persia’s spiritual heritage. In these uncertain times, Iranians are increasingly turning to the Sufi poet

  • Bust of Khalil Gibran in his hometown of Bsharre, Lebanon
    Lebanon

    Khalil Gibran's hometown celebrates 'The Prophet' centennial

    Nestled in the mountains of northern Lebanon, a museum dedicated to Khalil Gibran in his hometown of Bsharre has been celebrating the centennial of "The Prophet", the renowned author's most famous work

  • Reminding people of the close ties that once bound Muslims and Jews in Iran and elsewhere, American-Iranian vocalist and songwriter Galeet Dardashti's "Monajat" travels through time to transcend seemingly impassable geographical and cultural borders.
    Galeet Dardashti's "Monajat"

    Dedicated to Muslims and Jews everywhere

    Reminding people of the close ties that once bound Muslims and Jews in Iran and elsewhere, American-Iranian vocalist and songwriter Galeet Dardashti's "Monajat" travels through time to transcend seemingly impassable geographical and cultural borders. By Richard Marcus

  • How can Rumi's teachings be lived in the context of European culture? Marian Brehmer spoke to Peter Huseyin Cunz, Sheikh of the Mevlevi order in Switzerland for 24 years
    750th anniversary of Rumi's death – Part 4

    Islam's enormous variety

    Based in Switzerland, retired electrical engineer Peter Huseyin Cunz has been a Mevlevi sheikh for 24 years. Marian Brehmer spoke to him about Rumi's teachings in a European context

  • 750th anniversary of Rumi's death – Part 3

    On Rumi's trail in Afghanistan

    During Ramadan 2019, Marian Brehmer travelled to Rumi's birthplace, Balkh in northern Afghanistan, in search of the roots of the great Sufi master. His visit there left a lasting impression on him

  • Is the minaret too high? How should Islamic groups be classified? Hussein Hamdan helps defuse conflicts between mosque communities and municipalities
    Muslims in Europe and conflict resolution

    Meet Germany's first Islamic affairs consultant

    How can local authorities best understand the various Islamic groups in their communities? Or integrate young Muslims? Christoph Strack reports how Germany's first Islamic affairs consultant is resolving conflicts between mosque communities and municipalities

  • Kirkpinar: Turkey's annual oil wrestling tournament

    Held each year in late June or early July in Turkey's northwestern town of Edirne, Kirkpinar – on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list since 2010 – is officially recognised as the longest continuously running sporting competition in the world. By Konstantin Novakovic

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