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.
Honour killings are dishonourable http://www.torontosun.com/2012/10/09/honour-killings-are-dishonourable Tarek Fatah Toronto Sun Most of us know about the tragic “honour” killing of the three Shafia sisters and their stepmother, Rona Amir Mohammad. The four died at the hands of their family because they committed the “crime” of embracing Canada’s freedoms. Now we have […]
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1268267–p-e-i-muslims-refuse-to-be-intimidated CHARLOTTETOWN—Zain Esseghaier has been a Charlottetown resident for the last 33 years, married an islander and raised a family here. Though his modest two-story mosque has been the target of three serious threats over the past year — last week a bottle of gasoline was left at the entrance […]
Mahfooz Kanwar, Calgary Herald, Canada http://www.calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/Kanwar+Anti+blasphemy+laws+danger+world/7298498/story.html I am halfway through writing my next book entitled: Addiction to Religion, which discusses four organized religions: Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. This book will discuss further the issue of blasphemy in all religions. In this column, I am writing on what the blasphemy […]
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/interview-with-the-american-futurologist-michio-kaku-a-857860.html In his best-selling book “Physics of the Future,” American professor Michio Kaku lays out his vision for the world in 2100. Kaku, the son of Japanese immigrants, spoke to SPIEGEL about a future in which toilets will have health monitoring sensors and contact lenses will be connected to the […]
http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/latest-columns/20120925-m.-zuhdi-jasser-why-tough-love-is-best-answer-for-arab-world.ece?action=reregister By M. Zuhdi Jasser The Dallas Morning News Dallas, TX As American stature and our embassies are attacked across the world, the U.S. needs to develop a clear vision of who we are and what we stand for in the free world. Anti-Islam films and cartoons are but cheap […]
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/1257388–prominent-canadian-hindu-leader-denounces-decision-to-show-anti-muslim-movie A prominent member of the Hindu community has denounced a Toronto Hindu group’s decision to screen the anti-Muslim movie that has sparked riots throughout the Middle East. “I can see no reason for showing the film in light of what is happening across the world,” said Pandit Roopnauth Sharma, […]
Turkish Airline Flying Al-Qaeda from Pakistan to Syrian Borders http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9106240242 TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkey’s national air carrier, Turkish Air, has been transiting Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants from North Waziristan in Pakistan to the Turkish borders with Syria, sources revealed on Saturday, mentioning that the last group were flown to Hatay on […]
By Haroon Siddiqui Editorial Page http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/1253474–siddiqui-there-have-been-disappointments-but-obama-offers-a-laudable-vision-for-america-s-common-good No one, not even Barack Obama, could have lived up to the expectations that he raised four years ago. He was a dream candidate — handsome, dignified, suave, educated, informed, articulate, oratorical and disciplined. His was a lovely family, he a model husband and […]
By Tarek Fatah, The Toronto Sun http://www.torontosun.com/2012/09/04/lamb-to-the-slaughter How many more “kaafirs” have to die before the thirst of Pakistan’s Islamist jihadis is quenched? As you read this, a Christian girl, no more than 14 years of age, gifted with the pure innocence of Down’s Syndrome, stays locked up in a […]
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/03/education/muslims-enroll-at-catholic-colleges-in-growing-numbers.html?hpw DAYTON, Ohio — Arriving from Kuwait to attend college here, Mai Alhamad wondered how Americans would receive a Muslim, especially one whose head scarf broadcasts her religious identity. Enlarge This Image Ty William Wright for The New York Times Fatema Albalooshi, a graduate student from Bahrain, said that when […]
A Superstar Televangelist in Pakistan Divides, Then Repents http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/01/world/asia/a-star-televangelist-in-pakistan-divides-then-repents.html?pagewanted=1&src=recg (Note: a Murderer becomes repentant – Amir Liaqat Husain) THE audience erupted as Aamir Liaquat Hussain, Pakistan’s premier televangelist, darted around the television studio, firing off questions about Islam. “How many gates are there to heaven?” he challenged. Children leapt from […]
The Express Tribune What makes a good Muslim By Tazeen Javed Published: August 27, 2012 The writer is an Islamabad-based freelance communications consultant. She tweets @tazeen and blogs at http://tazeen-tazeen.blogspot.com In Pakistan, there are many Islamic sects with multiple factions in these sects. While some people have started to question […]
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/28/muslim-brotherhoods-prima-donna Muslim Brotherhood’s prima donna- By Tarek Fatah First posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 06:48 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 06:51 PM EDT Guess who’s coming to Canada? It’s none other than the prima donna of the world Islamist movement, the grandson of the founder of the […]
Scientist refutes Big Bang theory – proposes Earth cooled down Big Bang Was Actually a Phase Change, New Theory Says http://www.space.com/17217-big-bang-phase-change-theory.html How did the universe begin? The Big Bang is traditionally envisioned as the moment when an infinitely dense bundle of energy suddenly burst outward, expanding in three spatial directions […]
We must help free Rimshah Masih Dr. Farzana Hassan- The Toronto SUN http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/23/we-must-help-free-rimshah-masih TORONTO – In sharia-benighted Pakistan, an eleven-year-old Christian girl with Down’s Syndrome has recently been incarcerated for blasphemy. Rimshah Masih allegedly burned pages of the Quran and other Islamic textbooks, including a Quran primer. The girl was […]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eve-ensler/todd-akin-rape_b_1812930.html?utm_hp_ref=daily-brief?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=082112&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BlogEntry&utm_term=Daily%20Brief Dear Todd Akin, I am writing to you tonight about rape. It is 2 AM and I am unable to sleep here in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I am in Bukavu at the City of Joy to serve and support and work with hundreds, thousands of women who […]
http://tribune.com.pk/story/424631/in-pakistan-underground-parties-push-the-boundaries/ Women in short skirts and men with gelled hair bump and grind on a dance floor as a disc jockey pumps up the volume. The air is thick with illicit smoke and shots of hard liquor are being passed around. Couples cuddle and kiss in a lounge. This is […]
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/history-doesnt-bode-well-for-the-gops-latest-pick/article4479412/ Peculiar. The Republicans spent their primary campaigns pushing aside Tea Party types such as Rick Santorum and Michele Bachmann in favour of Mitt Romney, someone who would have more appeal to moderate America. Now moderate Mitt redefines himself by choosing bare-knuckled conservative Paul Ryan as his running mate. More […]
http://tribune.com.pk/story/420803/fareed-zakaria–from-pundit-to-bandit/ The world of punditry, journalism, and all civilisation that is good and decent erupted on August 10 with the news that writer and commentator Fareed Zakaria plagiarised from the New Yorker in an article about gun control and the Second Amendment. This led to his being suspended from Time […]
Hate fest shameful Decision to allow anti-Israel Al-Quds rally at Queen’s Park all wrong Tarek Fatah- The Toronto SUN August 12, 2012 Did you know there are Canadians among us who are inspired by a mass-murderer? Canadians who take their cue not from our constitution or the values we have […]