Somayeh Karimi

[ 1 ] - Tolerance and Pilgrimage: The Experience of Tolerance at Mevlana Jalal ad-Din Rumi Mausoleum

Each year on 17th December people from different cultures and religions come and participate at Mevlana Jalal ad-DinRumi mausoleum rituals, called Shab-e Arus, to pay their respects to him. During pilgrimage as well as organized and informal rituals that take place in commemoration of Rumi death anniversary as the well-known poet and mystic of 13th century, a form of tolerance emerges. As such,...