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Word: khorassan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...bottom floor remain placid and vibrant. “Sufism: Mystical Ecumenism,” the exhibition of photographs by Iason Athanasiadis currently on display at CGIS South, includes pieces from Iran, Pakistan, Syria and Turkey. “The exhibit is a visual journey through Bilad ash-Sham, Khorassan, and the Punjab,” says the Harvard Gazette, “chronicling the movement and rhythm of zikr, the ecstatic ceremony practiced by Sufi orders around the Muslim world.”Through the use of photography, Athanasiadis, a photojournalist and former Nieman fellow, seeks to shed light...

Author: By Olivia S. Pei, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Sufism' Focuses on Spirit, Rejects Stereotype | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

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