Rumi is Hollywood’s favourite Sufi poet, ... “What am I to do, for I no longer know myself?” the revered 13th-century Persian poet Jalaluddin al-Rumi once asked.

The screenwriter of "Gladiator," David Franzoni, is beginning work on a biopic about 13th-century Muslim poet Jalaluddin al-Rumi, and his idea for who could play the role is not going over well ...

Published by HarperCollins India, 'Rumi: A New Collection' by Farrukh Dhondy will be released on 2 April on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching non-fiction books.

Oscar-winning screenwriter David Franzoni and producer Stephen Joel Brown are working on a film about Jalaluddin al-Rumi, the 13 th Century theologian, poet and mystic beloved to Muslims ...

(RNS) David Franzoni, whose script helped clinch the best-picture Academy Award for 'Gladiator' in 2001, is embarking on a new project charting the life of the beloved poet, scholar and Sufi ...

Episode in the life of Rumi, Persian poet and mystic, founder of the Sufi brotherhood of the whirling dervishes [Getty] Imagine Leonardo DiCaprio, say as Jordan Belfort in Martin Scorsese’s The ...

When it comes to musicals, smaller can be better. The notion is what Qatari composer Dana Al Fardan wants with his slimmed-down version of Rumi: The Musical in an exclusive Akademy event at Dubai ...

As art and literature lovers, Jay-Z and Beyoncé named their daughter after the 13th-century Persian poet, Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi. The post At Only 7 Years Old, Rumi Carter Already Has an ...

The Oscar-winning writer of Gladiator has sparked a whitewashing outcry after saying that he wants Leonardo DiCaprio to play Persian poet Jalaluddin al-Rumi in a new film about his life.. David ...

Members of Konya Turkish Sufi Music Ensemble perform during Seb-i Arus commemoration ceremony for the 747th death anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi in Turkey's Konya Fotoğraf: Abdullah ...