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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.

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USA: Al Franklin warns Christian ‘zealot’ Pence worse than Trump

Al Franken Warns Christian ‘Zealot’ Pence Worse Than Trump June 27, 2017 by Michael Stone 12 Comments Impeachment worries: Senator Al Franken warns Mike Pence is a dangerous Christian “zealot” who “would be worse” than Donald Trump.http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/06/al-franken-warns-christian-zealot-pence-worse-trump/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=BRSS&utm_campaign=Nonreligious&utm_content=367 In a recent interview Senator Al Franken discussed the possible ramifications of impeaching President Donald Trump. In […]

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NYTimes: President Trump list of Lies

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/23/opinion/trumps-lies.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region&region=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region&_r=0 JAN. 21 “I wasn’t a fan of Iraq. I didn’t want to go into Iraq.” (He was for an invasion before he was against it.)JAN. 21 “A reporter for Time magazine — and I have been on their cover 14 or 15 times. I think we have the all-time record in the […]

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Arabia: Bomber planning to attack Grand Mosque blows himself up

DUBAI: https://tribune.com.pk/story/1443596/search-operations-saudi-security-forces-foil-terror-plot-grand-mosque/ Six foreign pilgrims were hurt on Friday in Saudi Arabia when a suicide bomber targeting Islam’s holiest site of Makkah blew himself up, the Interior Ministry said. The incident happened around the Grand Mosque, where hundreds of thousands of worshippers gathered for early afternoon prayers on the last Friday […]

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Canada: Anti-Muslim Hate Groups Plan to March in the Toronto Pride Parade

Far-right groups have invited the Jewish Defence League to join them in marching in the Toronto Pride parade on Sunday, carrying Islamophobic signs and “severed heads,” according to a public video posted on Facebook. http://torontoist.com/2017/06/anti-muslim-hate-groups-plan-march-toronto-pride-parade/ The video, posted to the personal Facebook page of the leader of the JDL’s Toronto chapter, Meir HaLevi (also known […]

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Texas Governor Signs New Adoption Law, discriminating against Non-christians

Texas Governor Signs Christians First ‘Religious Freedom’ Adoption Law June 16, 2017 by Michael Stone 18 Comments New adoption law allows discrimination against non-Christians: Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law legislation allowing publicly funded agencies to deny non-Christians the ability to adopt a child in need. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2017/06/texas-governor-signs-christians-first-religious-freedom-adoption-law/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=BRSS&utm_campaign=Nonreligious&utm_content=367 Reuters reports: The Texas governor […]