ISLAM & DEMOCRACY
Masood N. Khan M.D. It seems the world today has comfortably accepted a system of governance based upon popular votes. Though still there are pockets of autocratic rulers mostly clustered…
Is there such a thing as METABOLICALLY HEALTHY OBESITY?
Masood N. Khan M.D., F.A.C.P. What is metabolically healthy obesity? This term has come into common usage nowadays. Yes there is such thing as ‘metabolically healthy obesity’. It is defined…
The Round Table
The Provocatives for Muslim Mind The spark has initiated this column to bring to debate, ideas, current affairs and questions related to Muslims’ attitudes, understandings, practice of their faith, and…
Note the Quote
“To acquire knowledge is noble, but to translate it into action is nobler. Yet there is another, more elevated state of being and that is when you are able to…
AN ELEGY ON OUR ORNAMENTAL HOMAGE TO IQBAL
You are unable to embrace the human; Why do you search for the Divine Azher Quader M.D It has become traditional for us to celebrate the thought and poetry of…
The Heart and Soul of Iqbal
You are neither for the earth nor for the heaven: The world is for you, and not you for the world. The Mind and the Heart are the sparks of…
MUSLIMS SHOULD BE BOLDLY VOCAL AGAINST HYPOCRISY!
You might recall in 2010, Helen Thomas a renowned journalist of Lebanese decent , often seen sitting in the front row in almost every news conference given by the President,…
COFFEE DID NOT WAKE UP MUSLIMS!
Mohammad Owais Khan, PhD CandidateDepartment of Religion, Syracuse University, NY Gönül ne kahve ister ne kahvehâneGönül dost ister, kahve bahâne The heart neither longs for coffee nor coffeehouses, The heart…