The event will bring together over twenty leading scholars of Rumi and notable artists from all over the world. Particular attention will be given to Rumi’s major works, the Masnavi and the Divan.

The conference will be divided into six sessions in which the participants will contemplate and discuss the historical and aesthetic background of Rumi, his poetry and the visionary and mystical aspects of his work.

Michael Beard, Amin Nabati, Baqer Moin and Safura Nurbakhsh will be making speeches on various facets of Rumi’s life and work during the event.

In the concluding session the renowned Iranian scholar Abdolkarim Sorush will be making a speech on “Poetics in Rumi’s Masnavi and the Divan of Shams”.

A musical performance led by Hossein Omumi entitled “Fire of Love” will be given on the sidelines of the event.

Commemorating the 800th anniversary of Rumi’s birth, this international conference has been organized to explore Rumi’s poetry and vision and his continued relevance to today’s world.