http://www.muhammedinur.com/En/islam/western-views-of-mawlana-rumi%e2%80%99s-muslim-identity.html "Islam" Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:59:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.muhammedinur.com/En/islam/western-views-of-mawlana-rumi%e2%80%99s-muslim-identity.html#comment-1796 hilmi Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:24:56 +0000 http://www.muhammedinur.com/En/?p=92#comment-1796 as salaam brother barboros.thanks for another great article you are sharing with us.this srticle made me think of orientalist western thinking.and also reminded me some memories.couple of years ago,in a christmsas, i was talking with my friends about christmas and holidays.and i told them we,muslims, dont have christmas we dont celebrate it.she looked at me as if i am the poorest creature of the world.this is the most simple way of orientalist thinking.you cant be different,so rumi cant be as well.also last year sometimes you have shared a poetry of Rumi with Coleman Barks' translation.and i said you i cant get the same taste when i read Rumi's poetries english.if i remember right you said English translation is sometimes better than Turkish.hope you will change your mind at least about Coleman Barks' translation.thank you for effort and sincerity. as salaam brother barboros.thanks for another great article you are sharing with us.this srticle made me think of orientalist western thinking.and also reminded me some memories.couple of years ago,in a christmsas, i was talking with my friends about christmas and holidays.and i told them we,muslims, dont have christmas we dont celebrate it.she looked at me as if i am the poorest creature of the world.this is the most simple way of orientalist thinking.you cant be different,so rumi cant be as well.also last year sometimes you have shared a poetry of Rumi with Coleman Barks’ translation.and i said you i cant get the same taste when i read Rumi’s poetries english.if i remember right you said English translation is sometimes better than Turkish.hope you will change your mind at least about Coleman Barks’ translation.thank you for effort and sincerity.

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