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SUMMARY:Rumi Night in Washington
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nRumi Night: “Rumi’s Message for Our Time: Love\, Fr
 eedom\, and Human Harmony”\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn behalf of the Afghan Institut
 e for Strategic Studies (AISS)\, we are pleased to invite you to a special
  cultural evening titled “Rumi Night”\, an evening of poetry\, music\
 , and shared conversation. Dedicated as Night of Rumi\, the program celebr
 ates Afghan\, Christian\, Persian\, Jewish\, Sufi\, and American cultural 
 heritage\, reflecting the shared humanistic spirit expressed in Rumi’s t
 imeless aesthetic poetries.\n\nAs September 30 marks the anniversary of Ru
 mi’s birth\, and in connection with the academic conference “Religiou
 s Freedom in a Changing World: Faith\, Pluralism\, and Civic Life” taki
 ng place the same day at Georgetown University in Washington D.C.\, we wil
 l gather to honor Rumi through this cultural evening.\n\nThe evening will 
 feature:\n\n1. Welcoming Remarks by Director of Afghan Institute for Strat
 egic Studies (AISS)\, Dr Davood Moradian.\n\n2. Launch of Persian transla
 tion of the book “Reopening Muslim Minds: A Return to Reason\, Freedom\,
  and Tolerance” by Mr. Mustafa Akyol\, Senior Fellow at the Cato Instit
 ute's Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity / Moderator: Ms. Amina Nez
 ami.\n\n3. Keynote Address by Professor Michael Barry\, Princeton Univer
 sity professor and Historian of the Greater Middle East and Islamic world.
 \n\n4. Cake-Cutting Ceremony Celebrating the 819th Anniversary of Rumi
 ’s Birth.\n\n5. Avant Garde Arts Collection from the Nukus Museum\, Pres
 ented by Professor Ori Soltes\, Teaching Professor at the Center for Jew
 ish Civilization.\n\n6. Music Performance by Arezoo LA Daf Ensemble.\n\n7.
  Dinner.\n\nDate: Tuesday\, September 30\, 2026\nTime: 18:30 – 21:30\
 nVenue: Museum of the Bible\, 400 4TH ST. SW\, WASHINGTON\, DC 20024\n\n\
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 American,Community,culture,Discussion,Food,Music/Folk/World
LOCATION:Museum of the Bible\, 400 4th Street Southwest\, Washington\, DC\,
  20024\, United States
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