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Rumi’s Discoveries and Magical Prescription for World Peace: A Lecture by Dr. Majid Naini

Admission is free. Seating is general admission. Reservations required. To RSVP, click on the links below beginning Thursday, September 6, at 9 a.m.

USC Students, Staff and Faculty: To RSVP, click here: http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserve.php?RSVPEvtCode=369

General Public: To RSVP, click here: http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/visionsandvoices/RSVP/reserveGeneral_Multi.php?RSVPEvtCode=370

The University Club at King Stoops Hall will offer a prix-fixe dinner prior to this event. For information and to make reservations, click here: http://bit.ly/VVprixfixe

Love transformed Rumi, a conservative theologian, into a liberated, euphoric mystic poet and teacher who fervently fell in love with the Divine Creator and the whole universe. When Rumi threw off his turban and robe and started to dance jubilantly, the most beautiful and meaningful poetry poured from his lips. A thirteenth-century Persian mystic poet, Rumi has become a best-selling poet in the United States. On Rumi’s 805th birthday, Dr. Majid Naini, one of the world’s foremost Rumi scholars, will present a brief history of Rumi’s life, teachings and wisdom through recitation of Rumi’s poetry in Farsi with English translations and interpretations. The event will also include a performance of Persian classical and fusion music by the Sibarg Ensemble. Established in 2008 by Hesam Abedini, Sibarg was the first fusion ensemble in Tehran Music School.

From the dawn of human civilization numerous types and forms of organizations and governments have been tried, but none have been successful in bringing peace and tranquility to the world. Peace and harmony, Dr. Naini maintains, is more dependent on each individual and his/her state of mind and attitude toward himself/herself and others than any particular system.

Organized by Hossein Hashemi (Electrical Engineering) and the Persian Academic & Cultural Student Association (PACSA).

For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.edu

Location: George Finley Bovard Administration Building (ADM) - Bovard Auditorium

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Daria Yudacufski