Posted in Art, Culture, Entertainment, Religion, tagged America, Colin Hanks, Films, George Gall, Meg Ryan, Movies, Selma Blair, Spirituality on May 10, 2008 | 3 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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Posted in Art, Biographies, Culture, History, Ottomans, Poetry, tagged Anatolia, Bursa, Germiyan, God, Love, Turkey, World on April 19, 2008 | No Comments »
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 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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