Islamic Poetry

I grew up in a household that echoed to the poetry of Rumi, Ghalib and Iqbal. Later, poetry helped me to express myself when other expressions failed.

A new collection of poetry by Akbar Ahmed, a world-renowned Islamic scholar, gives an authentic and new perspective on a religion and a part of the world that is so constantly on our minds.

Rumi very consciously made himself and his poetry a bridge between cultures and between religions. There is nothing exclusivist about him. He includes everyone in his embrace. He was, and is, a healer of whatever might separate us.