Professor Majid Naini will be a guest on Radio 670 AM on April 3, 2012 at 8:30 AM PST

April 1, 2012 - PRLog -- Universal Vision & Research is proud to announce that Professor Majid Naini will be a guest on the famous Radio 670 AM based in Los Angeles on Tuesday April 3, 2012 at 8:30 am (PST – California time) /11:30 am (EST). Dr. Naini will talk about Rumi and the new spring. To hear Dr. Naini please tune into 670 AM if you are in California or go to http://www.670amkirn.com/ and press the Listen Live button.

Professor Majid Naini is truly a rare treasure in this world. He is a highly charismatic man, memorizing speaker, acclaimed writer, renowned scientist and inventor, promoter of world peace, and one of the foremost Rumi scholars in the world, in addition to being a kindhearted, compassionate and caring individual. Since the tragic events of 9-11, Dr. Naini, a true citizen of the world (who has studied, taught and lived in four different continents), left his position as Dean of a college of Information Technology and has been devoting his life to promote peace and understanding and to enhance the dialogue and communication among people of all faiths and backgrounds (Sun Sentinel full page article http://www.naini.net/article_sun_sentinel_july_02.pdf).  For most of the past 30 years Dr. Naini has been a Professor, Department Chair, and College Dean at major universities throughout the world, such as University of Pennsylvania, Hawaii, Iran, Colorado, Oman, American University in Cairo, and  Florida.
 
Professor Naini (Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science and Technology from the prestigious ivy league University of Pennsylvania), has enthralled audiences world-wide, as a man of love and peace who has dedicated most of his life to be a student of Rumi and other seers, sages, and mystics. Rumi was the 13th century Sufi mystic who has been the best-selling poet in the U.S. for the past several years. In his honor, UNESCO even named 2007 as the Year of Rumi. On the anniversary of Rumi’s birthday Dr. Naini was honored as the keynote speaker at the United Nations (http://www.naini.net/main.htm) and spoke about how to achieve global peace and harmony through the teachings of Rumi. Ambassador Ravan Farhadi, (Afghanistan UN ambassador for 14 years), one of the most prestigious Rumi scholars and Professor at Berkeley and Sorbonne, stated, “Of all the speakers throughout the world, Dr. Naini is the only one who knows by heart the important parts of Mathnavi and Divane Shams (Rumi’s books of poetry) and spontaneously translates them so beautifully and accurately into English."

Professor Naini’s talks, books, and articles have attracted a broad and culturally diverse audience with an array of topics encompassing science, technology, medicine, psychology, mysticism, the mind-body-spirit relation and balance, the magical effect of love on the human life and condition, the life journey and endeavor, literature, interfaith, poetry, etc.  Dr. Naini’s electrifying and mesmerizing talks resonate within all who seek love, peace, and knowledge. Many people have commented that Dr. Naini radiates warmth and love and Rumi’s spirit moves in him and they have been “transformed by his talks” and “moved by his generosity of spirit.” Everyone agrees that in these turbulent times, it is wonderful to see someone who passionately and eloquently speaks and writes about world peace, love, and serenity. Professor Naini and his books appeal to people from all cultures, religions, backgrounds, and professions, since his approach is new and exciting, and based on an intriguing combination of the latest scientific discoveries and mysticism, but in simple terms that everyone can appreciate and enjoy.  According to his audience and readers, Dr. Naini has a unique ability to explain the most complicated scientific subjects in a very clear and easy to understand manner. He is a master in combining the most beautiful poetry and fables with state of the art topics and concepts. In the past book tours over 50,000 people have attended Dr. Naini’s talks and introduction of his book. It is amazing that information about Dr. Naini’s work has spread like wildfire.

Dr. Naini believes that Rumi's life and teaching provide true testimony and proof that all people from all different religions, ethnicity, and backgrounds can live together in peace and harmony and that Rumi’s visions, words, and life teach us how to reach inner peace and happiness so we can finally stop the continual stream of hostility and hatred and achieve true global peace and harmony (San Francisco Chronicle full page article in Sunday edition Can Rumi Save Us Now? http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/...). As a result of Dr. Naini’s extraordinary programs, many people from different races, religions, and backgrounds have become closer and more understanding towards each other. For example, on a memorable night in one of Dr. Naini’s programs at United Methodist Church in Los Angeles, Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Hindus, and Sufis all joyfully sat together and laughed and cried together as Professor Naini talked about love and peace and recited some of the most astoundingly beautiful mystical poetry of Rumi and other mystics in the original language, followed immediately by his spontaneous, magnificent English translations.
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UVR was founded by Dr Majid Naini, one of the foremost scholars of Rumi, the 13th century Persian mystic (Sufi), who is the best-selling poet in the U.S. Our mission is to promote peace, harmony, and love among people of all faiths and backgrounds.