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.
A Muslim woman who led Friday prayers in a mosque for the first time defying the age-old customs is now facing the heat. Fundamentalists have threatened to eliminate Jamida, 34, a school teacher, who led Jumu’ah, the congregational prayer service of Muslims held every Friday, at a mosque in Wandoor […]
Caving into the demands of a terrorist front group, the City of Atlanta Detention Center in Georgia is allowing female Muslim inmates to wear a head scarf (hijab) used as a symbol of modesty in the Islamic dress code. Hats and other head covers are banned in American state and […]
January 27, 2018 9:14 PMhttps://www.voanews.com/a/pakistani-activist-gulalai-ismail-pushes-back-blasphemy-charges/4228239.html Nazrana Ghaffar Pakistan’s Gulalai Ismail delivers an acceptance speech after being awarded the Prize for Conflict Prevention for the work of her organization Aware Girls promoting women’s issues and equality in Pakistan, during the award ceremony of the Jacques Chirac Foundation in Paris, Nov. 24 […]
Remember their names As we recall the horror of the shooting at a Quebec City mosque, it is important to remember the victims. ALLISON HANES, MONTREAL GAZETTE Published on: January 29, 2018 | Last Updated: January 29, 2018 6:32 AM EST The six victims of a shooting at a Quebec […]
Dr. Abdus Salam, 29 January 1926- 21 November 1996 Listen to short audio clip of Dr Salam when he was talking to AMJ members in Ottawa 1982. NayaDaur Happy birthday to Dr Abdus Salam, Pakistani physicist and Nobel prize winner. Here is a rare recording of Dr Salam from a […]
January 27, 2018, 9:24 PM IST Malappuram (Kerala): A 34-year-old woman has led Jumu’ah, a Friday prayer service of Muslims, here in Kerala, claimed to be the first in the history of the country. Jamitha, the general secretary of Quran Sunnat Society, took the role of the ‘imam’ of the prayers […]
0 SHARES Fhttp://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/three-indian-origin-ceos-dine-with-trump-in-davos/534512.htmlacebookTwitterGoogle+EmailPrint Donald Trump. AFP file Washington, January 26 Three Indian-origin CEOs attended a dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump in Davos with top European executives to highlight investment opportunities in the country.Trump, in all, had invited 15 top European CEOs for dinner in Davos on the sidelines […]
Walmart and Now Starbucks: Why More Big Companies Are Offering Paid Family Leave Starting to see the value in family-friendly benefits for hourly workers, too, although big disparities remain. By Claire Cain Miller Jan. 24, 2018, NYTimes As the labor market tightens, employers have been competing for highly educated workers by […]
dawn.com India’s Constitution came into effect in 1950. The celebrations included aerial displays and floats from Indian states. APPublished 3 minutes ago India on Friday celebrated 69th Republic Day to mark the anniversary of its national constitution taking effect. Marching bands, floats, camels and stunt performers on motorbikes were paraded from […]
January 24, 2018NICK RUMMELL A New Jersey mom included this still from an “Intro to Islam” video in her federal complaint against the School District of the Chathams.https://www.courthousenews.com/mom-says-nj-school-assignment-recruited-for-islam/ NEWARK, N.J. (CN) – A New Jersey middle school that caught flak last year for requiring students to watch videos on Islam […]
thestar.com The National Council of Canadian Muslims is asking for the Jan. 29 anniversary of the mass shooting one year ago to become a day of action on Islamophobia. But the Parti Quebecois and the Coalition Avenir Quebec say the term Islamophobia is too controversial. MONTREAL—The head of an influential […]
One was convicted of having explosives, and they could still be convicted of jihad terror charges on appeal. This is the utter insanity that is Justin Trudeau’s Canada. cbc.ca Acquitted of terror-related charges, Djermane and Jamali now helping provincial anti-radicalization centre Elias Abboud · CBC News · Posted: January 23rd 2018, 5:29:38 PM | Last Updated: […]
An Iranian woman who protested the country’s strict dress code by standing on a pillar box in Tehran and waving her hijab is believed to be missing. Fake ambulance worker exposed when teenager died from ecstasy at illegal rave The woman had taken off her white headscarf and waved it […]
January 2, 2018 adam abdi – shooter Man accused of 7 attempted murders in random Toronto shootings,” Canadian Press, January 23, 2018 (thanks to Blazing Cat Fur): TORONTO — A 20-year-old Brampton man is facing dozens of charges, including seven counts of attempted murder, in what police describe as a string of […]
Mumbai 2018-01-22 17:36 By Rayana KhalafContributor Source: Twitter/mthakur121 Three Bollywood actors have made the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement proud by reportedly refusing to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his recent trip to India.https://stepfeed.com/these-muslim-bollywood-actors-refused-to-meet-israeli-pm-benjamin-netanyahu-4324 While several stars in the Indian film industry took part in a special gala event featuring Netanyahu and his wife, actors Shah Rukh Khan, […]
Source: Reuters By Saad Sayed ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani student shot and killed his school principal on Monday, in a dispute over the student skipping classes to attend rallies […]
Toronto is the only Canadian city on Amazon Inc.’s short list of 20 candidates for a second North American headquarters.http://business.financialpost.com/technology/toronto-on-shortlist-for-amazons-new-headquarters-hq2 The e-commerce giant received 238 applications for the opportunity and says narrowing it down to 20 was very tough. The other Canadian communities that applied but didn’t make the short list include Hamilton, Ottawa-Gatineau, Sault […]
By Moin Qazi, Nagpur, India (moinqazi123@gmail.com) One of the most contentious issues that have vexed the minds of Muslims is the concept of interest in the modern-day economy. The Islamic clerics (ulema) have exhibited an ambivalent stand on major issues concerning Islamic finance and on most occasions preferred to diplomatically […]
By S.P. Sullivan, ssullivan@njadvancemedia.com, NJ Advance Media for NJ.comBergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal addresses the press after Governor-elect Phil Murphy nominates him for attorney general on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 in Trenton.(Jeffrey Granit) Gov. Phil Murphy‘s pick for New Jersey’s top law enforcement job got swift legislative approval Tuesday, hours after Murphy took office. […]
January 17, 2018 06:59 Right-wing websites claim that Germany is facing an alleged epidemic of rape cases committed by refugees, fueling panic about the recent influx of foreigners and the safety of women in the country. We investigated one site’s reports and found many problems with them. By DER SPIEGEL Staff […]