Today's Zaman - Istanbul, Turkey
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
With 2007 declared the Year of Mevlana by UNESCO to celebrate the 800th birthday of the Sufi saint and poet Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi, various activities sponsored by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism are being held throughout the world.
The first of these international activities took place on April 10 in Sarajevo, another inheritor of a rich tradition of Mevlevi culture. Sponsored by the Bosnian Cultural Center, the Mevlana festivities were attended by a crowded delegation from Turkey, including authorities from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, as well as teachers, artists, writers and journalists.
The Sarajevo Mevlana festivities opened with a speech from Celil Güngör of the Culture and Tourism Ministry. Following this Ministry Undersecretary Professor Mustafa İsen and Sarajevo Fine Arts Academy Professor Kazım Hadzimeljic led a talk focused on the life and works of Mevlana.
This was then followed by a presentation by the Konya Sufi Music Ensemble, who presented a Mevlana sema for the 1,000 people present.
Celebrations in honor of Mevlana's 800th birthday will occur throughout 2007 across five continents in a variety of different forms.
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Sarajevo Marks 800th Birthday of Mevlana
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
With 2007 declared the Year of Mevlana by UNESCO to celebrate the 800th birthday of the Sufi saint and poet Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi, various activities sponsored by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism are being held throughout the world.
The first of these international activities took place on April 10 in Sarajevo, another inheritor of a rich tradition of Mevlevi culture. Sponsored by the Bosnian Cultural Center, the Mevlana festivities were attended by a crowded delegation from Turkey, including authorities from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, as well as teachers, artists, writers and journalists.
The Sarajevo Mevlana festivities opened with a speech from Celil Güngör of the Culture and Tourism Ministry. Following this Ministry Undersecretary Professor Mustafa İsen and Sarajevo Fine Arts Academy Professor Kazım Hadzimeljic led a talk focused on the life and works of Mevlana.
This was then followed by a presentation by the Konya Sufi Music Ensemble, who presented a Mevlana sema for the 1,000 people present.
Celebrations in honor of Mevlana's 800th birthday will occur throughout 2007 across five continents in a variety of different forms.
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Today's Zaman - Istanbul, TurkeyWednesday, April 18, 2007
With 2007 declared the Year of Mevlana by UNESCO to celebrate the 800th birthday of the Sufi saint and poet Mevlana Jelaluddin Rumi, various activities sponsored by the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism are being held throughout the world.
The first of these international activities took place on April 10 in Sarajevo, another inheritor of a rich tradition of Mevlevi culture. Sponsored by the Bosnian Cultural Center, the Mevlana festivities were attended by a crowded delegation from Turkey, including authorities from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, as well as teachers, artists, writers and journalists.
The Sarajevo Mevlana festivities opened with a speech from Celil Güngör of the Culture and Tourism Ministry. Following this Ministry Undersecretary Professor Mustafa İsen and Sarajevo Fine Arts Academy Professor Kazım Hadzimeljic led a talk focused on the life and works of Mevlana.
This was then followed by a presentation by the Konya Sufi Music Ensemble, who presented a Mevlana sema for the 1,000 people present.
Celebrations in honor of Mevlana's 800th birthday will occur throughout 2007 across five continents in a variety of different forms.
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