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Turkey to begin restoration of Mawlana Jalaluddin Balkhi’s father’s Monastery in Balkh soon: Ministry

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Khaama:  The Taliban’s Ministry of Information and Culture has announced that the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) will soon begin the restoration of the monastery of Mawlana Jalaluddin Balkhi-Rumi’s father. Some historians consider the Bahauddin Monastery to be Rumi’s birthplace. Due to its historical significance, the monastery annually attracts hundreds of domestic and international

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UNESCO designates Maulana’s birthday as ‘Respect for Others Day’

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Khaama: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) agreed during a conference, upon the request of writers and scholars from Afghanistan, to designate Mowlānā Jalāloddin Mohammad Balkhi’s birthday (September 30, 1207) as “Respect for Others Day.” Dr. Mohammad Fazil Sharifi, a researcher and professor at the university who participated in this conference, told

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Historic House of Maulana Balkhi’s Father Needs Restoration, Locals Say

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Tolo News: Cultural activists and residents of Balkh said that the remains of the building of Maulana Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi’s father, Khanqah of Bahauddin Walad, are collapsing. According to the residents, the Khanqah of Bahauddin Walad building is visited by many tourists every year and it is an important historical monument and it should be

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Afghanistan plans to add Kulliyat-i Sadi to UNESCO Memory of the World

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Tehran Times June 19, 2016 TEHRAN — Afghanistan plans to submit a version of the Kulliyat-i Sadi to be registered on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register list. The version inscribed nine years after the death of the Persian poet is the oldest copy of the collection, which is kept at the National Archives of

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Afghanistan to Turkey, Iran: Rumi Is Afghanistan’s Heritage

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Tolo News:  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoF) of Afghanistan on Wednesday strongly criticized the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Turkey for their attempt to enlist Masnavi Ma’navi (collection of poems) of prominent Persian poet Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī in UNESCO as a common heritage of Iran and Turkey. MoFA said that is

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Gladiator’s screenwriter starts work on life of Mawlana Jalaluddin Balkhi

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Khaama Press: A top American film producer and screenwriter has started a new project about the life of Mawlana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi, it has been reported. The screenwriter, David Franzoni, who wrote the 2000 blockbuster Gladiator has said his new project will be about the life and times of the 13th century Sufi poet Mawlana Jalaluddin Mohammad

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