PRESS & MEDIA INFORMATION

Useful links to assist with your research on Rumi:

A 2007 BBC World Service program on Rumi, includes interview with Shahram Shiva.
http://www.rumi.net/BBC_Rumi_program.wma

A 2007 NPR interview with Shahram Shiva about Rumi:
http://audio.wnyc.org/soundcheck/soundcheck022707apod.mp3

A 2008 WRPI-FM 50-min Interview with Shahram Shiva.
http://www.rumi.net/ShahramShiva-Interview-WRPI.wma

San Francisco Chronicle report on Rumi's popularity:
http://www.rumi.net/Rumi_SFC.htm

Dallas morning news report on Rumi's popularity:
http://www.rumi.net/Rumi_DMN.htm

A totally biased, mostly inaccurate and lopsided report on Rumi's popularity.
However, what makes this report interesting are the comments from the readers, specially the one from "MusicMaster:"
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/features/feature.onpoets.html?id=179906

To listen to "Rumi: Lovedrunk" CD visit here:
http://myspace.com/rumilovedrunk

An in-depth review of "Rumi: Lovedrunk" CD:
http://metaphorsforlife.com/2007/06/06/celebrating-rumi

Persian Mirror magazine interview with Shahram Shiva.
http://www.persianmirror.com/Article_det.cfm?...

Shahram Shiva's interview with an Indian journalist about Rumi.
http://www.rumi.net/Shahram_Shiva_Q&A.htm

Rumi's unofficial biography and the reasons for his popularity:
http://www.rumi.net/about_rumi_main.htm

Shahram Shiva's complete biography:
http://www.rumi.net/about_shahram_shiva_main.htm

Press and readers quotes and comments on Shahram Shiva:
http://www.lovedrunk.com/Reviews.htm