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.
LONDON — Saudi Arabia announced the arrest on Saturday night of the prominent billionaire investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, plus at least 10 other princes, four ministers and tens of former ministers. The announcement of the arrests was made over Al Arabiya, the Saudi-owned satellite network whose broadcasts are officially approved. Prince […]
The truth hurts: Canada’s Governor General Julie Payette mocks religion, creationism, and the idea of “divine intervention” while speaking to scientists. Earlier this week Canada’s Governor General Julie Payette delivered the keynote speech […]
Dr. Zuhdi Jasser is a former U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr., and since 9/11, one of the few obstacles in the path of the international Islamism in North America that is led by admirers of the radical Muslim Brotherhood of the Arab World and the Jamaat-e-Islami in the Indian subcontinent. On Monday, Dr. […]
The Criminals of Islam by Dr. Shabbir Ahmed By Shabbir Ahmed M.D. Introduction Dear Reader, The Criminals of Islam is probably the most challenging book you will ever read. It took courage to write this book and it will take courage to read it. It will give you an extraordinary stimulus […]
The Fall of the House of ISIS By John Feffer October 25, 2017 The Middle East today is enduring a replay of World War II — with the Islamic State in the role of Nazi Germany. Having seized much of Europe and parts of the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany reached the peak […]
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley rejects a dangerous Catholic sex-education curriculum that questions the importance of “sexual consent” in marriage. Catholic schools in Alberta, Canada, are under intense scrutiny after releasing a sex-education plan that is soft on sexual consent in marriage and denigrates the LGBT community. The Canadian Press reports on […]
Quebec’s niqab ban is a chance for women to embrace Western freedom A woman wears a niqab as she walks in Montreal Sept. 9, 2013. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz) By Farzana Hassan Shahid, Toronto Sun http://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/farzana-hassan-quebecs-niqab-ban-is-a-chance-for-women-to-embrace-western-freedom Bill 62 was passed last week, in effect denying public services to people in […]
Child Marriage among Indian Muslims: The Mullahs Have Brought Shame to the Muslim Community, Yet Again By Arshad Alam, New Age Islam 13 October 2017 It is astounding. No sooner had the Supreme Court said that sex with a minor wife would amount to rape, Hashtags began to run on prominent news […]
Bangladesh to Remove Jihad from Madrasa Textbooks October 25, 2017 The new textbooks of the Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board will not contain any chapters with lessons on Jihad, for the first time in nearly four decades. The Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board – also known as the Alia Madrasa Education Board […]
thestar.com By JENNIFER YANGIdentity and Inequality Reporter Sun., Oct. 22, 2017 Ayman Elkasrawy got the phone call late on a Sunday night in February. An incredulous friend was on the line, with a strange and troubling question. “Did you pray for the killing of the Jews?” The friend sent him an […]
By Shumaila Jaffery BBC Islamabad,16 October 2017 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mahira Khan is one of the Pakistani women judged by society Pakistan is a country of stark contrasts, and when it comes to the treatment of women, they are even clearer, writes the BBC’s Shumaila Jaffery. When […]
HORE: Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan on Friday said the Ahmadi minority community should stop declaring themselves as Muslims if they want to be treated in the same manner as other religious minority groups in Pakistan. Addressing a press conference organised to ‘clear his position’ on the issue, Rana Sanaullah […]
Safdar called assassin Mumtaz Qadri a hero By Raza Habib Raja an hour ago SHARE TWEET EMAIL Did this hateful diatribe represent Awan’s personal views only or was it orchestrated by the party leadership? A few days ago, I came across a video making rounds on social media which disturbed me a whole lot. […]
Source: Al Jazeerah By Asad Hashim More than 250 members of the Ahmadi sect have been killed since 1984, according to the community [Reuters] Islamabad, Pakistan – Three members of Pakistan‘s persecuted […]
October 9, 2017 by Aron Ra 110 Comments Read more at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/reasonadvocates/2017/10/09/what-does-it-mean-to-be-presidential/#AbxRy3mUXCMRICDl.99 Someone recently asked me what criteria I would consider to objectively evaluate Trump as a good president. This is my answer. What is a good president? One who seeks diplomatic solutions instead of immediately and repeatedly threatening nuclear war. Should […]
Dawn.comOctober 10, 2017 20 0 PML-N leader and Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law retired Captain Muhammad Safdar speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday.—DawnNews PML-N leader retired Captain Muhammad Safdar on Tuesday launched into a virulent tirade against Pakistan’s persecuted Ahmadi community while speaking in the National Assembly. He accused the faith group […]
Ms Saad is running for Congress is Michigan’s 11th district, The child of immigrants and a practising Muslim, Ms Saad grew up in the heavily Arab-American city of Dearborn, Michigan. Up to that point, she said, she hadn’t personally experienced much harassment or discrimination. But her parents, who had immigrated from Lebanon some 40 […]
By ANNIE ARNONEStaff Reporter Sun., Oct. 8, 2017 Toronto Star Mississauga, Ont A Syrian family has been left homeless after fire swept through their Mississauga home and damaged eight other townhouses in the complex. There is little left of unit 121 at 1560 Bloor St., the place that Khaled Alawad, his wife, Judy, […]
A BRITISH-based Muslim cleric suspected of radicalizing a man involved in the Paris Bataclan attack met members of a Spanish terrorist cell, a court has heard. PUBLISHED: 00:01, Thu, Jul 6, 2017 | UPDATED: 10:22, Thu, Jul 6, 2017 9 Muslim cleric accused of links to Bataclan bomber ‘contacted a Spanish terrorist cell’http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/825400/muslim-cleric-radicalised-bataclan-paris-Tarik-ChadliouiNC […]
Congressman, STEVE ISRAEL OCT. 2, 2017 WASHINGTON — In the wake of one the deadliest mass shootings in our nation’s history, perhaps the most asked question by Americans is, “Will anything change?” The simple answer is no. The more vital question is, “Why not? ”https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/opinion/gun-control-vegas-shooting.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=span-abc-region®ion=span-abc-region&WT.nav=span-abc-region&_r=0 Congress is already doing what […]