I took a second look at the Layla and Majnun story from earlier in the semester and the inspiration that it had in other creative forums. I think the story in itself is very nice for the reader to follow and relate to. I think we all want to find someone that we would do nearly anything for. In my opinion that kind of love can translate to potentially any culture or religion let alone Islam. I think as a result thats why we have seen artists like Eric Clapton take to other creative forums in inspiration of the story. The Crazy about “Layla” reading was very interesting. It was cool to hear the backstory of how he took inspiration from the story and wrote his song. The fact that he wrote the song to convince George Harrison’s wife to leave her husband was amusing and intriguing.
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