Events
Screening/Reading: Rumi: Inside You
Fri, February 2, 2007 6:30 pm at Alwan for the Arts
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Alwan for the Arts Presents
Rumi: Inside You
A short film by Mumtaz Hussein followed by a Persian and English reading of the classical works of Rumi by Iraj Anvar
Friday, February 2, 2007, 6:30 PM $20 ($10 students)
Mumtaz Hussein is a Pakistani born visual artist who lives in New York City.
Iraj Anvar is former NYU professor and translator/editor of the acclaimed Divani- I Shams- I Tabriz: Forty Eight Ghazals of
Rumi The event is produced by Ayse Turgut, independent curator and Islamic art specialist in conjunction with her exhibit Continuity and Change: Islamic Tradition in Contemporary Art at the Williamsburg Art and Historical Center (Fall 2007).
For more information, please contact aaturgut@yahoo.com. The Williamsburg Art and Historical Center is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization.
Last updated: 2007-09-12 11:58:57
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