Juniper Publishers Journal of Archaeology and Anthropology

Archaeology & Anthropology -  Juniper Publishers Introduction AlQaradawi’s Response to the Pope’s Critique of Islam -Wasaṭiyya as Islamic PR Various Muslim Scholars, not least Egyptian Sheikh Yusuf alQaradawi, raised some claims in rebuttal to Pope Benedict XVI’s September, 2006 address in Germany. Ideological light of the wasatiyya or Centrist school of thought, alQaradawi sees himself as ideological heir to Hassan alBanna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, in which alQaradawi was formerly a member. The Pope had quoted seventh century Byzantine Emperor Manuel II, who said: “Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and in human, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.” AlQaradawi’s response to the Pope is part of a broad-spectrum effort to cultivate a Centrist Islamic discourse in an Age of Globalization, as AlQaradawi writes “Our Islamic Discourse in The Age of Globalization....

Archaeology & Anthropology -  Juniper Publishers Opinion Language has been the cornerstone of many cultural and political actions throughout human history. Apart from being an evolutionary advantage that sets humans apart from other living forms [1], language is a carrier of valuable cultural artefacts as well. The political significance of language is much more prominent and pronounced in multi-lingual societies like India. The division of the Indian union into different states was done largely on the basis of regional languages. Language as a political tool has dominated its perceptions and usage in the Indian society [2,3]. As a corollary of this domination of political significance, certain other aspects of the languages of India have received scant attention, more so in the academia, with only a few notable and relatively recent exceptions. An approach based on the principles and findings of linguistic anthropology is what is largely absent at ...

Archaeology & Anthropology- Juniper Publishers Combustion is the sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat and conversion of the chemical species to new ones. In the article the combustion process is demonstrated by different artworks where the author believes that the artistic demonstrations of combustion gives to this phenomenon a wider view and it becomes more attractive to the viewer. Keywords:  Combustion; exothermic reaction; burner; artworks; Firepot; Fuel; Physician; Alchemist; Wild spirit; Phlogiston; Oxidation; Rotoflame Camping Cooker; The Fire; Funky Fire; Whaaam; Eruption; Human civilisation Go to Introduction Combustion, burning or fire is the sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat and conversion of the chemical species to new ones. Combustion supplies most of the energy required by human civilisation where the v...