The four Western instruments, particularly the harp, had their own distinctive, delicate color moments as well.

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The school specializes in Arabic instruments such as the kanoun, a triangular stringed instrument a little like a horizontal harp, and the oud, a pear-shaped stringed instrument similar to a lute, and also teaches Western classical instruments and music theory.

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Far beyond just offering a few mutual funds to suit religious investors, they and stand-alone Muslim banks are creating instruments that parallel many of the Western world's financial products, from consumer loans to insurance to bonds.

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What Rabbi Luft objects to so vehemently is not just contemporary, western music - rock, rap or pop - but the use of modern instruments and beats in the tunes of orthodox singers like Lipa Schmeltzer.

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Western mothers think they are being strict when they insist that their children practice their instruments for half an hour a day.

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Both Middle Eastern and Western banks spend much time analyzing Islamic financial law these days, as they create instruments that comply with religious rules.

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