The Politics of Mysticism

The Norway attacker achieved the publicity objective of resurrecting the concept of the modern day Crusades. No doubt proponents of mysticism will use the Norway event to illustrate the need for mystical unity.

The article below highlights the politics of mysticism...

Impact of Islamic mysticism on Tagore discussed in Mashhad
Tehran Times Culture Desk

TEHRAN -- The impact of Islamic mysticism on India’s national poet Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore was discussed during a conference at the Ferdowsi Cultural Center in Mashhad on Friday.

A large number of scholars, professors, writers, poets, Iranian experts on India, enthusiasts of Indo-Iran culture and literature attended the conference, which was cosponsored by the center and the Embassy of India in Tehran.

Iranian experts Mohammad-Jafar Yahaqqi, Parvindokht Mashhur and several other literati delivered speeches during the meeting.

Yahaqqi, while tracing historical connections between India and Iran, said that Mashhad has great importance in relations between India and Iran.

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