Şeyh Gâlib’s Beauty and Love (Hüsn ü Aşk) represents a startling explosion of brilliant creative energy coming at the end (1783) of a centuries-old tradition of mystical narrative romances in rhymed couplets (mesnevi) in Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Turkish. This striking Ottoman poem hangs tantalizingly suspended between allegory and myth read more
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On Nov. 3rd, Michigan State University will host a one day conference on Rumi, the 13th century spritual poet and philosopher. The conference will be followed by poetry reading, Whirling Dervishes and traditional Sufi music. read more
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A week before the Republic Ball, the ladies of the Michigan Turkish Community came together for a little more than chatting and sipping tea. At Gülay Schorr’s house, they brought along old sweaters, cut them up into small squares and then designed them into three cozy baby blankets for the Republic Ball Silent Auction. The sale of them raised $150 for TACAM. Thanks to your hands and eyes ladies, and congratulations for the wonderful work.
