The Spark represents a mission, a project.
For long Muslims have been unable to emerge from the pit of decline even though Muslim world is not lacking in resources and material wealth, for decline is not a lack of these things but affliction with certain characteristics that give people a mindset which is very cozy in regressive thinking and very apprehensive and insecure in thinking forward.
Such mindset consequently is bound to produce its ill-effects in people that lead to passivity, mental lethargy, intellectual timidity and tolerance of oppression in the name of physical security and political stability. Hence Muslim world is ruled by oppressive dictators, and is unable to contribute to humanity in any field of knowledge.
• The Spark challenges Muslims intellectually and helps them come out of their cozy corner and look the world and its problems in eyes and delve for solutions that are compatible and effective in modern age.
• The Spark is an effort to let you think and reinterpret the age old concepts in order to make them productive of results.
• The Spark stand for change and progress.
We at the Editorship hope you enjoy and find the articles challenging.
We also hope you find yourself interested enough to grab the pen and write your mind on a topic that is commensurate with the mission of the Spark.
We will be glad to take it up for publication. Please click on “CONTACT US” to find out how to contribute your article.
We will also welcome your suggestions, input and critique.
Masood N.Khan M.D.
EDITOR
About the Editor:
Dr. Masood Nawaz Khan M.D., F.A.C.P from Hyderabad, India is a resident of Charlotte N.C. He is a Board Certified internist and a trained Cardiologist.
Dr. Khan has been a dedicated contributor to Muslim community having been the President of the Islamic Center of Cleveland in early 80s and subsequently since he moved to North Carolina in 1991, Chairman of the Islamic Society of Greater Charlotte, Chairman of the Founding Board of Education of Charlotte Islamic School- the first regular Islamic School at Charlotte, and erstwhile organizer of Annual Muslim Youth Conferences at Charlotte in 90s.
Launched in 2013, he has been the publisher and Chief Editor of ‘THE SPARK’ a quarterly Viewsletter that challenges Muslims to think and reflect on issues and problems of the modern world which require reinterpretation of old concepts in order to find effective solutions.
Dr. Khan is a vivid reader of books in Urdu and English, this being his one of the cherished hobbies. His areas of interest are history, religion and classical literature.
Erstwhile organizer of Muslim doctors association of Carolina’s called “MD’s of Carolina’s.