{"id":16048,"date":"2026-07-10T11:23:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T09:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/?post_type=activity&#038;p=16048"},"modified":"2026-07-17T11:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T09:47:28","slug":"conference-in-french-longing-in-sufism-with-bahman-afsar","status":"publish","type":"activity","link":"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/activites\/conference-in-french-longing-in-sufism-with-bahman-afsar\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference in French: Heart and Longing in Sufism with Bahman Afsar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"intro__wrapper  \" >\n\t<div class=\"intro container container--full\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  is-white  is-overlay-black  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t       \" style=\"--overlay: 50; --bc-color: white;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"intro__wrapper container container--large container--vspace \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"breadcrumb intro__breadcrumb\">\n    <span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"icon bc-sep\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 30 30\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"icon-svg\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-chevron\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span> <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/en\/programming\/\">Programming<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__inside container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"intro__titre h1 notag  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Conference in French: Heart and Longing in Sufism with Bahman Afsar<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"shape shape--sep-1 intro__shape\"><span class=\"shape__inside\"><svg fill=\"currentColor\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" height=\"67\" viewBox=\"0 0 1680 67\" width=\"1680\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m182.339 32.1833h1315.321c78.31 0 137.76-13.9399 182.34-32.18337344l-1680 .00008918.0000029 66.28138426c44.5788971-19.5874 104.0299971-34.0981 182.3389971-34.0981z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n\t\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"full-wysiwyg\" >\n\t<div class=\"full-wysiwyg__inside container container--vspace container--md-boxed grid-infos-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"infos full-wysiwyg__infos\">\n      <div class=\"infos__titre h2 notag\">\n      <h2>Practical information<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <ul class=\"reset-list infos__liste\">\n                  <li class=\"infos-item\">\n          <strong class=\"infos-item__titre\">Date<\/strong>\n          <p class=\"infos-item__valeur\">\n            Saturday, October 3, 2:00 p.m. &#8211; 3:30 p.m.\n          <\/p>\n        <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"infos-item\">\n          <strong class=\"infos-item__titre\">Duration<\/strong>\n          <p class=\"infos-item__valeur\">\n            1h30\n          <\/p>\n        <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"infos-item\">\n          <strong class=\"infos-item__titre\">Price<\/strong>\n          <p class=\"infos-item__valeur\">\n            \u20ac44\n          <\/p>\n        <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"infos-item\">\n          <strong class=\"infos-item__titre\">Public<\/strong>\n          <p class=\"infos-item__valeur\">\n            From 16 years old\n          <\/p>\n        <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"infos-item\">\n          <strong class=\"infos-item__titre\">Language<\/strong>\n          <p class=\"infos-item__valeur\">\n            FRENCH\n          <\/p>\n        <\/li>\n                        <li class=\"infos-item\">\n          <strong class=\"infos-item__titre\">                                                         <\/strong>\n          <p class=\"infos-item__valeur\">\n            <!-- Start Smeetz Embed Code -->     <script>     !function(e, t, n, i, p, r, s) {       e[n] || ((p = e[n] = function() {       p.p ? 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Desire, rather than being understood as a lack to be fulfilled, is seen as one expression of a greater reality that manifests itself in different forms throughout the spiritual journey.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing on concepts such as seeking (<em>talab<\/em>), ardent longing (<em>shawq<\/em>), annihilation of the self (<em>fan\u0101<\/em>), and union (<em>wis\u0101l<\/em>), the lecture explores how the Sufi tradition understands these experiences not as separate realities, but as multiple expressions of a single source.<\/p>\n<p>An invitation to reflect on the heart, desire, and the deeper nature of the human being through one of the great wisdom traditions of the Muslim world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THIS CONFERENCE IS CONDUCTED IN FRENCH.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saturday, October 3, 2:00 p.m. &#8211; 3:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin: 20px 50px 10px 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bahman-afsar-208x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bahman-afsar-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bahman-afsar-416x600.png 416w, https:\/\/www.macsmto.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bahman-afsar.png 616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Bahman AFSAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With a background in economics and political science, and a passion for art and culture, Bahman AFSAR has focused his research and experience primarily on Sufism for over thirty years. 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