Zakaria Virk is a writer, translator, author and historian of Islamic science. He has compiled 17 books in Urdu and English, written scores of article published in newspapers, magazines of India, Pakistan, UK, USA and Canada. He is a retired civil servant. He has two sons both living in the US, one Adnan is ESPN sports TV anchor in Bristol, Connecticut. He has traveled to more than 15 countries. He has published 5 books on the life and achievements of Muslim world's first Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam. (1926-1996).
He has donated blood 50 times in Canada. He is a card carrying member of Liberal Party of Canada.
Tarek Fatah, The Toronto Sun Jan 22. 2013 A decade of war is now ending,” declared President Barack Obama in his Monday inaugural address. He then looked to his right and paused. For a fleeting moment, I braced for some profound words of wisdom, but alas, was disappointed. Instead of […]
The Toronto Star ALGIERS—Algerian special forces have found the bodies of two Canadian Islamist fighters after a bloody siege at a desert gas plant, a security source said on Monday, as the death toll reached at least 80 after troops stormed the complex to end the hostage crisis. Algerian Prime […]
http://www.cair.com Posted by Admin on Jan 15, 2013 in Blog, Elections By Farrah Khan This past weekend, California Muslims made political history when 28 Muslim candidates were elected by Democrats as delegates and alternate delegates to the California Democratic Party (CDP). This constitutes the largest number of Muslims ever elected […]
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013118story_18-1-2013_pg11_7 Qadri’s long march took away capital’s charm ISLAMABAD: Islamabad was once the most charming and clean city in the country but now the capital has become a hub of rallies and it is losing its charm. The long march and sit-in led by Dr Tahirul Qadri ruined the charm […]
How a lawyer from Canada became a leading critic of U.S. national security policies The Toronto Star, Published on Tuesday January 15, 2013 Share on twitter Share on facebook Special to the Star/Sidney Lo Jameel Jaffer, a Canadian lawyer, fights for civil rights in the post-9/11 world as the head […]
Toronto-area mullah catapults onto Pakistan’s stage SAEED SHAH and RENATA D’ALIESIO, LAHORE — The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Jan. 11 2013, 10:47 PM EST, Last updated Saturday, Jan. 12 2013, 11:15 AM EST An unlikely political saviour for Pakistan, Toronto-area cleric Tahir ul Qadri has descended on his native […]
Tarek Fatah The Huffington Post An unprecedented protest is unfolding in the Balochistan city of Quetta in Pakistan. Thousands of people have staged a sit-in, and are using coffins to block a road to protest the slaughter of Shia Muslims by Sunni Muslim terrorists allied with the Taliban. On Thursday […]
(On September 17, 1994, Alabama’s Heather Whitestone was selected as Miss America 1995.) Question: If you could live forever, would you and why? Answer: “I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we […]
USAToday January 3, 2013 Column: A Hindu moment for Congress Stephen Prothero9:09p.m. EST January 3, 2013 Hawaii’s Rep. Tulsi Gabbard was raised by Hindu mother and Catholic father. As a child she was exposed to New Testament and Hindu’s Bhagavad Gita. Her new colleagues should note Gita’s message of “selfless […]
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/gun-violence-must-end-ev86lak-185377361.html By Mohan Singh Dhariwal, MD After the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin mass shooting on Aug. 5, we collectively grieved as Americans. Since that time, many other gun-related tragedies have occurred. The most recent, the horrible events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. These events have become all […]
Heavy rains remind us of challenges in life. Never ask for lighter rain. Just pray for a better umbrella. That is attitude. When flood comes, fish eat ants & when flood recedes, ants eat fish. Only time matters. Just hold on, God gives an opportunity to everyone! Life is not […]
By SONIA FALEIRO Published: January 1, 2013 NYTimes January 2, 2013 I LIVED for 24 years in New Delhi, a city where sexual harassment is as regular as mealtime. Every day, somewhere in the city, it crosses the line into rape. For Op-Ed, follow @nytopinion and to hear from the […]
The other day I saw a man on a bridge, about to jump. I said, “Don’t do it, brother!” He said, “Nobody loves me.” I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in God?” “Yes, of course.” I said, “Are you a Muslim or a non-Muslim?” “Muslim.” I said, “Me, […]
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/29/world/asia/afghan-prosecutor-faces-attacks-over-her-pursuit-of-moral-crimes.html?ref=global-home&_r=0 MARIA BASHIR, the only woman serving as chief prosecutor in any of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, does more than just walk the line between the progressive and the conservative — she has, uncomfortably, come to personify it. Ms. Bashir, 42, is used to personal and even physical attacks from traditionalists […]
The Power of Prayer Brilliant!!!!! “When the missionaries came to Africa, they had the Bible & we had the land. They said `Let us pray’ We closed our eyes, when we opened them, we had the Bible and they had the land” Bishop Desmond Tutu
Dr Abdus Salam, Muslim world’s first Nobel laureate in physics 1979, passed away November 21, 1996. In order to pay tribute to this giant of 20th century scientists, Prof Dr John Moffat and Zakaria Virk paid tribute on November 21, 2012, with program host Atif Mir. Prof Moffat did his […]
By Rabbi Dow Marmur, The Toronto Star http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/1306099–marmur-humanity-first-shows-way-to-interfaith-co-operation Every denomination of every religion I know insists that it practices the most authentic version of the teachings of its founders. But unlike fundamentalists, liberals are less likely to claim that others always get it wrong. The Ahmadiyya sect of Islam is […]
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/12/20/thumbs-up-for-niqab-ruling Dr Farzana Hasan, The Toronto Sun The niqab is in the news yet again. In a split decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has, in effect, ruled against the wearing of the niqab when testifying in most cases, citing the rights of the accused to receive as fair a […]
I changed my iPod name to Titanic. It’s syncing now. I tried to catch some Fog. I mist. When chemists die, they barium. Jokes about German sausage are the wurst. I know a guy who’s addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time. I stayed up all […]
Tarek Fatah, The Toronto Sun http://www.torontosun.com/2012/12/18/trudeau-has-a-choice?utm_source=addThis&utm_medium=addthis_button_gmail&utm_campaign=Trudeau+has+a+choice+|+Columnists+|+Opinion+|+Toronto+Sun#.UNEhB0Xm5nc.gmail Despite protests from the Muslim Canadian Congress and B’nai Brith, it seems Justin Trudeau will be speaking at the Islamist convention in Toronto on Saturday, one that will feature a who’s who of Muslim Brotherhood supporters and pro-Hamas speakers from around the world. As […]