Illuminated Verses: Poetry of the Islamic World

This daylong series of lectures and panels covers broad expanses ideologically and geographically, from the Urdu tradition in Pakistan to Sufi poetry in Persia. Daily Beast contributing editor Reza Aslan (No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East) is just one of today's lecturers.