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• Diaspora Reading Journal – Servants of Allah (Diouf) & African Dominion (Gomez)
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• Date / Chapter
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• (Note where you are in the book.)
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• Key Themes from Diouf (Micro-Level)
• • Figures/Events Noted:
• • Practices & Beliefs (e.g., fasting, literacy, kinship ties):
• • Contradictions/Paradoxes (e.g., Muslims enslaving Muslims, faith vs. bondage):
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• Key Themes from Gomez (Macro-Level)
• • Civilizational Arc (Islam, empires, authority):
• • Identity & Fragmentation (tribal vs. continental, religious vs. ethnic):
• • Broader Frameworks (continuity, memory, transformation):
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• Overlaps & Tensions
• • Where Diouf’s case studies illuminate Gomez’s architecture:
• • Where Diouf complicates or nuances Gomez’s theses:
• • Where Gomez gives the theoretical sweep that Diouf leaves implicit:
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• Reflection – Adjusting the Lens
• • With Diouf here, what felt vivid or clarified?
• • With Gomez, what bigger picture did this slot into?
• • Together, how does this change my understanding of the African Diaspora?

• Diaspora Reading Journal – Servants of Allah (Diouf) & African Dominion (Gomez)
•
• Date / Chapter
•
• (Note where you are in the book.)
•
• ⸻
•
• Key Themes from Diouf (Micro-Level)
• • Figures/Events Noted:
• • Practices & Beliefs (e.g., fasting, literacy, kinship ties):
• • Contradictions/Paradoxes (e.g., Muslims enslaving Muslims, faith vs. bondage):
•
• ⸻
•
• Key Themes from Gomez (Macro-Level)
• • Civilizational Arc (Islam, empires, authority):
• • Identity & Fragmentation (tribal vs. continental, religious vs. ethnic):
• • Broader Frameworks (continuity, memory, transformation):
•
• ⸻
•
• Overlaps & Tensions
• • Where Diouf’s case studies illuminate Gomez’s architecture:
• • Where Diouf complicates or nuances Gomez’s theses:
• • Where Gomez gives the theoretical sweep that Diouf leaves implicit:
•
• ⸻
•
• Reflection – Adjusting the Lens
• • With Diouf here, what felt vivid or clarified?
• • With Gomez, what bigger picture did this slot into?
• • Together, how does this change my understanding of the African Diaspora?

• Diaspora Reading Journal – Servants of Allah (Diouf) & African Dominion (Gomez)
•
• Date / Chapter
•
• (Note where you are in the book.)
•
• ⸻
•
• Key Themes from Diouf (Micro-Level)
• • Figures/Events Noted:
• • Practices & Beliefs (e.g., fasting, literacy, kinship ties):
• • Contradictions/Paradoxes (e.g., Muslims enslaving Muslims, faith vs. bondage):
•
• ⸻
•
• Key Themes from Gomez (Macro-Level)
• • Civilizational Arc (Islam, empires, authority):
• • Identity & Fragmentation (tribal vs. continental, religious vs. ethnic):
• • Broader Frameworks (continuity, memory, transformation):
•
• ⸻
•
• Overlaps & Tensions
• • Where Diouf’s case studies illuminate Gomez’s architecture:
• • Where Diouf complicates or nuances Gomez’s theses:
• • Where Gomez gives the theoretical sweep that Diouf leaves implicit:
•
• ⸻
•
• Reflection – Adjusting the Lens
• • With Diouf here, what felt vivid or clarified?
• • With Gomez, what bigger picture did this slot into?
• • Together, how does this change my understanding of the African Diaspora?

• Diaspora Reading Journal – Servants of Allah (Diouf) & African Dominion (Gomez)
•
• Date / Chapter
•
• (Note where you are in the book.)
•
• ⸻
•
• Key Themes from Diouf (Micro-Level)
• • Figures/Events Noted:
• • Practices & Beliefs (e.g., fasting, literacy, kinship ties):
• • Contradictions/Paradoxes (e.g., Muslims enslaving Muslims, faith vs. bondage):
•
• ⸻
•
• Key Themes from Gomez (Macro-Level)
• • Civilizational Arc (Islam, empires, authority):
• • Identity & Fragmentation (tribal vs. continental, religious vs. ethnic):
• • Broader Frameworks (continuity, memory, transformation):
•
• ⸻
•
• Overlaps & Tensions
• • Where Diouf’s case studies illuminate Gomez’s architecture:
• • Where Diouf complicates or nuances Gomez’s theses:
• • Where Gomez gives the theoretical sweep that Diouf leaves implicit:
•
• ⸻
•
• Reflection – Adjusting the Lens
• • With Diouf here, what felt vivid or clarified?
• • With Gomez, what bigger picture did this slot into?
• • Together, how does this change my understanding of the African Diaspora?