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The Osmanli Naks-i’bendi Dergah

Posted in Art, Life, Religion, Sufism, tagged , , , , , , , on October 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I thought this photograph was absolutely breath taking. You may find more photographs of the Osmanli Naks-i’bendi Dergahi at yursil.com.

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Spirituality: Pearls and Roses

Posted in Art, Culture, Entertainment, Religion, tagged , , , , , , , on May 10, 2008 | 11 Comments »

In today’s environment we increasingly find a new kind of believer. This believer is not religious and not exactly an atheist. They may or may not, however, be an agnostic but believe in something “greater than themselves”. This kind of believer is, for all intensive purposes, considered “spiritual”. Which essentially means that a person does [...]

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Ahmed-i Da’i of Germiyan

Posted in Art, Biographies, Culture, History, Ottomans, Poetry, tagged , , , , , , on April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Torture of the Beloved
The torture of the beloved is no punishment
at all
Thank God for the faithfulness of your cruelty
There are many beloveds with cypress-bodies,
witch-eyes, and trouble-making brows
But not one of them has been so enticing
as you!
If those thirst for the wine of you rubied lips
gave one thousand lives
One thousand lives for just the dregs-
it [...]

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The Ottomans and The Yemen

Posted in Art, History, Ottomans, tagged , , , , on March 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »

The early history of the Yemen is rich and full of influences of migrations of peoples from Akkad, Sumer and other ancient Mesopotamian Kingdoms. Historians have recorded these migrations as far back as the 8th century B.C.. However, the medieval period is just as rich, complex and perhaps more significant with respect to [...]

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The PBS, ABG Films and Yerushalmi Affair

Posted in Archives, Art, Blogs on July 9, 2007 | 5 Comments »

On June 27, an article was syndicated throughout the conservative news and media machine from author and lawyer David Yerushalmi. This article was concerning a pro bono case the lawyer took on for a trio (Frank Gaffney, Martyn Burke and Alex Alexiev) known as ABG Films. ABG Films received funding from Corporation for Public Broadcasting [...]

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