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The Whirling Lotus Rumi’s poetry explores interactive divine love, stirring spiritual emotions deep within the human heart He skillfully employs the poetic vernacular in pursuit of a guide to perfection Through his prayers, reflections, meditations, supplications, and lyrical yearnings for divine love, Rumi creates a tapestry of mysticism interwoven with ele-ments of the Qur’an, forming
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Research Fellows 2025-2026 Nathan Jowers, M Div |Nicolás Panotto, Ph D | Director General, Otros Cruces Nicolás Panotto is a distinguished theologian, researcher, and director whose work bridges religion, politics, and public advocacy from a Latin American perspective He holds a degree in Theology (ISEDET), a Master’s in Social and Political Anthropology, and a Ph D in Social Sciences
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Mustafa is actively engaged in various other non-profit organizations, including the Communities of Trust Committee, the advisory board of the Police Chief of Fairfax County, and the Rumi Forum He is passionate about education and building connections between public safety agencies and students in the greater Washington D C metro area
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Rumi Jalal al-Din Rumi (d 1273), also called by the honorific Mawlana (Our Master), is a jurist, poet and one of the leading luminaries of Sufism His masterpiece, the Masnavi-ye Manavi (Spiritual Couplets), is a didactic
- Rumi Forum | Interfaith Dialogue and Intercultural Understanding
Rumi Forum was founded in 1999 with the mission to foster interfaith dialogue, intercultural understanding, and intergroup engagement The Forum works towards strengthening a culture of peace, pluralism, and social harmony among faith communities and individuals of diverse backgrounds and worldviews
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Advisory Council Imam Ahmet Atlig, Ph D , BCC Staff Chaplain, NYU Langone Medical Center, Manhattan Dr Ahmet Atlig began his career at the Imams and Preachers
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Sami Celik serves as the Program Assistant at Rumi Forum He is an emerging leader passionate about interfaith dialogue, civic engagement, and community development He is completing his Bachelor of Arts in Religion, with a minor in Political Science, at The George Washington University, where he is a Presidential Award and Alumni Award recipient
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