Hollywood screenwriter Dave Franzoni has signed-on to pen the script for an upcoming biopic of Rumi, the 13th century Muslim poet, the Guardian reported on Monday. Franzoni and producer Stephen Joel ...

Afghan-born 13th century Sufi mystic poet Jalaluddin Rumi is the national poet of Afghanistan, as well as a much-loved poet in America. Jeffrey Brown reports on what's behind the popularity of Rumi's ...

The possible nod to the 13th century poet makes a powerful name for the newborn. By Sadie Bell, Billboard Since Jay Z and Beyoncé got Rumi and Sir trademarked following the birth of their twins, fans ...

(RNS) — Some of Rumi’s best-known poems speak about uprootedness and the desire to relocate. Now they are helping refugee and US Muslim youth adjust. (RNS) — Friday (Sept. 30) is the 815th birthday of ...

To read Rumi is to encounter him—to come face to face with him, and with oneself, through his poetry ... To read Rumi is to encounter him—to come face to face with him, and with oneself, through his ...

Eight centuries after the birth of the famed Persian poet and mystic, the tussle for the cultural legacy of Jalal al-Din Mohammad Balkhi, better known as Rumi, just won't die. Afghanistan, Iran, and ...

Three women sit around a table, heads bowed low over their writing pads. Every now and then one stops to talk about the words she has written and the poem that inspired it. Next to each is a copy of ...

“Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside of you.” — Rumi A few months back, I got an apricot mini poodle. When meeting him for the first time, I gazed into his eyes and sensed a deep wisdom ...

The Carter twins' names may finally be here. JAY-Z and Beyoncé have reportedly given the twins the names Rumi and Sir. (Bustle reached out to their reps for comment, but didn't not receive an ...

Weeks after the twins were born, Beyoncé and Jay-Z finally confirmed on Friday, via Beyoncé’s Instagram account, that they have named the new additions to their family Rumi and Sir Carter. While “Sir” ...