Thursday, October 28, 2010

Rumi


Known as: Persian writer, theologian and philosopher; née Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī; a.k.a. Mowlānā.

Known for:
- Founder of the Order of the Whirling Dervishes; Spiritual Couplets, referred to as the greatest work of mystical poetry.

Know more:
- Wikipedia page
- GLBTQ Encyclopedia entry

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- Spotlight On: GLBT History Month 2010

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