Question
One essay describes Safavid and Alavid Shīʿism with these two adjectives and explains how Shīʿism’s rebellious tendencies come from hope after martyrdom, while its fixation of mourning yields oppression. For 10 points each:
[10h] Give both of these adjectives. The Fanon-influenced Ali Shariati essay on forms of Shīʿism described by these two adjectives explains how Shīʿism’s revolutionary penchant becomes paradoxical once institutionalized.
ANSWER: red AND black [or ghamarz for “red” and siah for “black”; accept “Red Shīʿism and Black Shīʿism”]
[10e] An adage attributed to Shariati which underscores Shīʿism’s focus on protest holds that every land is Karbala and every day is this 10th day of Muharram, a major Shīʿa observance honoring the martyrdom of Husayn ibn ‘Ali.
ANSWER: ‘Ashura
[10m] In “Red Shīʿism vs. Black Shīʿism,” Shariati called this person the “rights of the oppressed manifested.” Shariati also wrote a biography of this person, who delivered the Sermon of Fadak about inheritance rights.
ANSWER: Fātima bint Muhammad [accept, but do not reveal, Fātima al-Zahrāʾ; accept Fatemeh is Fatemeh]
<HK, Religion (Islam)>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox et al | Water Buffalo | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| The Chard Problem of Consciousness | Fable of the Miis | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Three Cantabrigians | 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Yesodei HaTorah 2:7 | Goldman & Jackson | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | N | 3 | 3.33 | 33% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | N | 6 | 15.00 | 83% | 33% | 33% |