Nov 19, 2019
On Monday, November 18, Rumi Forum presented a comparative reading on the prominent 13th-century Sufi mystic Jelalludin Rumi and renowned 18th-century Swedish scientist, philosopher, and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg. With Ori Z. Soltes from Georgetown University and Richard Tafel from the Church of the Holy City...
Nov 14, 2019
A Fresh Perspective on Religious Freedom from One of the Nation’s Top Attorneys.
On Wednesday, November 14, Rumi Forum had the honor to host Luke Goodrich of Becket Law for a talk about his latest book, Free to Believe. Goodrich discussed why religious freedom is important and how it can be defended in contemporary...
Oct 7, 2019
On October 7, 2019, Rumi Forum hosted author Dr. Jon Pahl for a book talk and discussion on his recent biography of Rumi Forum's Honorary President Fethullah Gulen. The event was moderated by Ori Z. Soltes from Georgetown University.
In this first critical biography of Fethullah Gülen in English, historian Dr. Jon Pahl...
May 1, 2019
On May 1, 2019, Rumi Forum held an event about the diversity of the Muslim American community and their various situations.
Muslims make up about 1% of the American public, but there are also
many Americans who have a connection to Islam but do not personally
identify as Muslim. This presentation discussed which...
Apr 1, 2019
On April 1st, Rumi Forum organized a book event for Anwar Alam's new book titled For the Sake of Allah at Ezher Mosque.
Speaker/Author:
Anwar Alam, PhD, is Senior Fellow with Policy Perspectives Foundation, New Delhi. Earlier he served as Professor of International Relations at Zirve University, Gaziantep, Turkey,...