Week 3 - January 20&22: Muslim discourses on the legitimacy of music

Tuesday, January 20:

DUE: Presentation of assigned readings 1 (1-4)

Assigned readings:

1) Shehadi 1995: Part Two.

2) Robson 1938.

3) Beeston 1980.

4) Contemporary debates:

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/1716/music.html

http://www.islamworld.net/music.html

http://www.alminbar.com/khutbaheng/2031.htm

http://www.islaam.net/display/display.php?category=23&id=400

http://www.muhajabah.com/music-fiqh.htm

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/9958/music.html

http://www.mynaraps.com/music.htm

http://www.central-mosque.com/fiqh/music1.htm

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/FatwaE/FatwaE&cid=1119503544202

http://www.submission.org/music.html

http://www.freemuse.org/sw14339.asp

http://www.irfi.org/articles/articles_351_400/is_music_prohibited_in_islam.htm

http://muslim-canada.org/music2.html

http://www.beautifulislam.net/halalharam/music.htm

M&I bibliography

Thursday, January 22: Film screening: Breaking the Silence: Music in Afghanistan