According to legend, the renowned scholar Jalaluddin Muhammad Rumi was giving a lecture when a disheveled man approached and asked him the meaning of his academic books. Rumi didn’t know it yet, but this question and this man would...

In an ode to the Persian language, author Leili Anvar unfurls the work of 13th-century mystic poet Rumi and reflects on how poetry gives meaning to our lives.

In this video, UC Berkeley Byzantine scholar Maria Mavroudi discusses the identity of the Byzantine Empire, emphasizing that despite being predominantly Greek-speaking, the Byzantines considered themselves and were considered by others...