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AAAD 303 Final

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According to Kane, Senegalese Muslims have been able to succeed as New York immigrants because...
A. They were all well trained and were needed for jobs available in New York
B. They were all already wealthy and came to New York with enough start-up funds
C. state enforcement agencies and some segments of the host society perceive them as as stereotypical good Muslims and good blacks
D. All the above
C
According to Kane, which of the following are Senegalese immigrants in the US able to do? (select all that apply).
A. They can work
B. can own businesses
C. can own homes
D. attend higher learning
A, B, C, D
Which of the following apply to the community of Murid in New York? (select all that apply).
A. have constructed a mosque
B. depend on Arab immigrants for a prayer space
C. depend other African Muslims for prayer space
D. None of the above
A
According to Kane, Senegalese immigrants face stricter anti-immigration practices in the US than in France
True
False
False
What is da'ira?
A. Name of Senegalese religious associations
B. Name that the US government gave to Senegalese associations
C. Stereotypical name given to Senegalese Muslims
D. All the above
A
According to Kane, which of the following reinforced the perception of Senegalese immigrants as "good Muslims"? (select all that apply).
A. Unlike US-born Black-American Muslims, Senegalese are voluntary immigrants
B. Most Islamic threats to America were connected to the Arab World, South or Southeast Asia
C. There was little religious tension and anti-Americanism in Senegal
D. Senegalese immigrants see the US as a land of opportunity not as a land of oppression
A, B, C, D
As per Kane, which of the following facts of immigration history speak to differences between Senegalese Blacks and native Black Americans?
A. Unlike many US-born Black Americans, Senegalese immigrants are (descendants of) voluntary immigrants
B. Senegalese immigrants generally believe in the American dream and are willing to take precarious, low paying jobs, work under tough conditions, and even perform tasks not included in their job descriptions
C. Native Black Americans hold the dominant groups responsible for the racial oppression that targeted them and developed an oppositional identity
D. Native Black Americans are seen by the dominant group as more docile than the voluntary Black immigrants
A, B, C
Where is the Bamba Day parade held in the US?
A. New Orleans, Louisiana
B. Harlem, New York
C. Miami, Florida
D. Buffalo, in New York
B
According to Kane, the Bamba Day parade allows Murids...
A. to protest against postcolonial regime failure in their home country
B. to protest against Israel's occupation of Palestine
C. to express their marginalized identities and to communicate their culture, history and traditions to the world
D. All the above
C
Which of the following apply to the parade during celebration of Bamba Day?
A. People carry iconic pictures of Ahmadou Bamba
B. People carry the Senegalese and the American flags
C. People carry messages celebrating God (Allah)
D. All the above
D
As per Lois Ibsen, which of the following form part of musīqa?
A. vocal improvisations
B. family/celebration music
C. sensuous music
D. music related to pre-Islamic origins
A, B, C, D
Among other factors, Lois Ibsen argues that the permissibility of music in Islam depends on Muslims' cultural and religious understandings of the notions of
A. place (makān)
B. time (zamān)
C. company/perfromers (ikhwān)
D. gender of the musicians
A, B, C
As per Lois Ibsen, which of the following are sources used in Islamic legislation about music in Islam?
A. The Qur'an
B. Hadith (pl. ahadith)
C. the four schools of Islamic jurisprudence
D. scholars such as Abu Hamid al-Ghazali and Ibn Taymiyya
A, B, C, D
As per Lois Ibsen, "ghina" means
A. secular vocal singing
B. instrumental sound
C. religious instrumental sound
D. All the above
A
As Lois Ibsen, "sama'" means
A. vocal sounding
B. secular improvisation
C. listening to religious (vocal and/or instrumental) sound
D. All the above
C
As per Lois Ibsen, "tatrib" in Islam designates
A. intoxicating sound (vocal and/or) instrumental
B. acceptable sound art
C. indifferent sound art
D. male sound art
A
As per Lois Ibsen, which of the following factors determine the acceptance of a music (sound art) in Islam?
A. Closeness to the Quranic chant (qira'at)
B. Aesthetic demands of a culture
C. Community acceptance and esteem
D. Conformity to moral demands of Islam.
A, B, C, D
As per Lois Ibsen, in traditional Islamic society, the professionals of musīqa genres
A. are denied right to marry certain pious women
B. refused the same pay as professionals in other domains
C. are seen as untrustworthy and denied testimony rights (e.g. at court)
D. All the above
C
Which of the following apply to Imam Shaltut's position about music as cited by Lois Ibsen?
A. Sharia does not condemn music but aims to discipline its use
B. Both Qur'an and Sharia aim to guide men to the "Golden Mean," or the balanced use of sound art
C. Music is not allowable for it has potential to intoxicate the worshipper's heart and soul
D. All the above
A, B
In Otterbeck's reading, which of the following apply to the views of Islamic scholars about music in the world in general?
A. Global dominance of a moderate, fairly tolerant, but still in part restrictive interpretation
B. the reactionary, hard-line attitude to music is prominent in areas where Wahhabi discourse dominates and in areas where Islamist political groups gain power
C. the Muslim liberal perspectives about music, which is very marginal if one is referring to actual theological debate
D. All the above
D
As per McLaughlin, while Islamization of Senegalese Wolof society created shifts in griot musical creativity,
A. it did not change the patron-client relationship between the géwël (praise singer) and géer (patron)
B. it also changed the patron-client relationship between the géwël (praise singer) and géer (patron)
C. it created artistic dynamics where there is no differences between géwël (praise singer) and géer (patron)
D. None of the above
A
Which of the following does McLaughlin use to describe "the music produced primarily by religious singers within Sufi circles" in Senegal?
A. Islamic popular music
B. Islamic sound art
C. popular Islamic music
D. All the above
C
As per McLaughlin, which of the following describe the genre of "Islamic popular music" in Senegal?
A. music produced by pop singers influenced by Sufi themes and symbols
B. Draws on the griot traditional praise singing
C. Characterized by praise-songs to the "marabout," or Sufi Muslim guide
D. All the above
D
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