Beyond Sharia: The Role of Sufism in Shaping Islam

A project funded by the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No. 101020403).

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You are more than welcome to join our conference on Fri 27 September, in which we will explore the complex relationship between reason and religion in Iran over the past century. Please visit our website https://t.co/ryslUOk6AA to register or for other events/blogs/publications.

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The programme of our coming conference at Utrecht University is now online! Entrance is free! Please check our website https://t.co/ryslUOkEq8 to see the programme, to register or to have a look at our other events/blogs/publications.

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Video series on Beyond Sharia project https://t.co/ECG9IBtBgv
What is piety? What is belief? And what is unbelief? In these short videos the Beyond Sharia team members talk about their research in which they examine what role mystics and non-conformists played in shaping Islam.

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Read the wonderful new blog post by our team member Fatemeh Naghshvarian, in which she elaborates on the poetry by Rumi (d. 1273) and the way in which he defines the Truth.

The Elephant Parable https://t.co/bDNsSWgPgy

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23 and 24 Nov 2023: International Conference on Rumi! Please all join by livestream or on location in Utrecht. Attendance is free but registration needed (just send an email to [email protected]). Visit our website https://t.co/ryslUOk6AA to read more! https://t.co/Y1WB5eKKcz

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23 and 24 November 2023: International Conference on Rumi.

Feel free to join by livestream or on location in Utrecht. Attendance is free but registration required (just send an email to [email protected])
https://t.co/Y1WB5eKKcz

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Professor J.T.P. de Bruijn’s Book Collection in Utrecht University Library https://t.co/sNntV6ZNup

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Join our conference (on location or livestream) on Rumi! Attendance is free but registration compulsory (send an email to [email protected]).
International Conference: ‘A Boundless Ocean: Rumi’s Thought and Reception’ https://t.co/mXyy9R1Cc3

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Join our coming conference on Rumi!
Please register by sending an email to [email protected]

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Our new team member dr. Leila Rahimi Bahmany https://t.co/wpcxdia6yW

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Workshop Persian Literary Translation https://t.co/bp6vNZoQFg
On July 19, dr. Pouneh Shabani Jadidi, Instructional Professor of Persian at the University of Chicago, visited our research team. It was an outstanding and inspiring lecture and we enjoyed it very much!

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Lectures by two of our team members and music at the photo exhibition on the earthquake of 2003 in Bam. Please all join!
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Read the latest blog (in Dutch) by our team member Alexandra Nieweg in which she elaborates on the ban on music in Afghanistan and the new series "Onze Man bij de Taliban" by Thomas Erdbrink. https://t.co/heXZaQKFNQ

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Can Religion and Love Go Together?
Blog by Prof. Seyed-Gohrab on how certain poems are attributed to Rumi to criticise religion. Such poems show the shift towards secularisation in Iran and in other Persian-speaking societies.
https://t.co/b0xMWbGgcY

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A fascinating new blog by Fatemeh Naghshvarian about Salman Rushdie’s The Enchantress of Florence (2008) and the court of 16th century Indian Mughal Emperor Akbar who introduced ‘Divine Religion’ (din-e elahi), promoting a kind of equality of religions. https://t.co/jXmTw6BzrX

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Call for Papers on Rumi (deadline 15 april 2023)

A Boundless Ocean: Rumi’s Thought and Reception https://t.co/KuoE5GjA7Z

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Gaan Religie en Liefde Samen? https://t.co/e7BmUlbnkC Read Prof. Seyed-Gohrab's blog in which he explores how certain poems are attributed to Rumi (d. 1273) to criticise religion. Such poems show the shift towards secularisation in Iran and in other Persian-speaking societies.

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Onze collega Asghar Seyed-Gohrab heeft een nieuwe bijdrage gepubliceerd op het blog van het Utrecht Religie Forum (URF), over Jezus en een dode hond: https://t.co/tuwHvVPAr3

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The Fez-man in Crisis: The Case of Gilbert James https://t.co/S7vn0BLg1Q In this blog our team member dr. Arash Ghajarjazi elaborates on the illustrations made by the British artist Gilbert James (d. 1941) for Edward FitzGerald’s adaptation of the Rubāʿīyāt by Omar Khayyam.