Rumi Forum for fostering intercultural dialogue

Celebrating Islamic calligraphy and culture through the biennial Jameel Prize for art Hadieh Shafie 22500 Pages, 2011 (Jameel Prize 2011) Courtesy of the artist Rachid Korachi is one of the most prominent contemporary Arab visual artists, and has ...

Perhaps it was the heady effect of an overdose of Rudyard Kipling (and Ian Fleming) at an impressionable age, but whereas my peers were dreaming of mind-numbingly pedestrian mainstream careers, I yearned for the adrenaline rush of a life of ...

Before discussing this issue, we need to have a clear idea of some concepts involved. One question that arises is that of the rationale behind the contrastive juxtaposition of the words Western and Islamic. As a matter of fact, this need not be the ...

Fully feeling and being aware of your emotions are central to what it means to live. Otherwise, you are just existing robotically accomplishing and achieving without heart. And so it's important to pay attention to your range of experiences. Some ...

How does Amir-e-Kabir Mir Syed Ali Hamdani [RA] relate to Kashmir, probably nothing explains it in as fine a manner and with as deft a touch as exhibited by the art of Allama Iqbal [RA]. The art in Persian poetic form, the finest medium of human ...

The gap between urban and rural should be bridged for overall development of the country, former President and 'Missile Man of India' A P J Abdul Kalam said on Thursday. Addressing engineering students of Chandigarh University during a convocation ...

By Ahtesham Azhar KARACHI: Chawkandi Art Gallery is exhibiting the works by two friends, Ayesha Shariff and Sheherbano Hussain. A total of 29 art works, including paintings are on display at the gallery. Both the artists have their own mediums and ...

LAHORE: Love is seeking the higher good of the person one loves and is not simply desire. It has been degraded to merely physical love. The Bishop of Rochester in the Church of England Michael Nazir Ali was speaking on Muslim and Christian ...

Leading Urdu poet, progressive writer and women's activist from Pakistan Fahmida Riaz has said that all three major political parties in her country seek friendly ties with India. The Pakistan Peoples Party, the Muttahida Quami Movement and the ...