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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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US: Kamala Harris says suspicious of Donald Trump’s immigration policies

http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/kamala-harris-says-suspicious-of-donald-trumps-immigration-policies-4381752/ The California Senator said she would be staying in Washington DC after the orientation programme to search for a house. Indian-American Kamala Harris, who scripted history by winning a Senate seat, has said she is suspicious of president-elect Donald Trump’s plans to deport 2-3 million undocumented immigrants with criminal […]

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Muslims in Trump’s America: realities of Islamophobic presidency begin to sink in

Thursday 17 November 2016 13.00 GMTLast modified on Thursday 17 November 2016 18.25 GMT Shares 1,366   Eeman Abbasi speaks during a protest on the University of Connecticut campus against the election of Donald Trump. Photograph: Pat Eaton-Robb/AP Guardian.com Fariha Nizam was sleepy and stressed last Thursday morning when she boarded the Q43 bus, which […]

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India: Zakir Naik’s Foundation banned for five years

The Indian government on Tuesday banned Dr Zakir Naik’s NGO Islamic Research Foundation for five years. The ban, which is set be implemented with immediate effect, was enforced under India’s Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and approved at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, Times of India reported. The NGO has been declared an ‘unlawful’ organization. […]

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India: Demonetisation kills drug industry in Punjab

By: Vicky Nanjappa Updated: Wednesday, November 16, 2016, 11:09 [IST]Read more at: http://www.oneindia.com/india/after-demonetisation-drug-mafia-no-longer-on- Bengaluru, Nov 16: When the movie Udta Punjab hit the screens, there was much talk about the drug mafia in the state. The movie rightly depicted the extent of the problem. However, today the scenario has changed- thanks […]

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Senate Minority leader Harry Reid lashes out; ‘Trump emboldens forces of hate, bigotry’

thestar.com Trump presidency has sparked fear among many Americans, UN climate delegates. WASHINGTON — Departing Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid lashed out at Donald Trump on Friday as “a sexual predator who lost the popular vote and fuelled his campaign with bigotry and hate.” The Nevada Democrat said in a statement that “If Trump […]

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US: Denounce The Hate, Mr. Trump

In his victory speech early Wednesday morning, Donald Trump pledged that he “will be president for all Americans,” and he asked those who did not support him “for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and unify our great country.” Here’s some guidance right off the […]

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US: First Somali-American Voted In

Ilham Omar, who escaped Somalia and spent years in a Kenyan refugee camp, thanked her grandfather who taught her the importance of democracy.   Thu, November 10, 201 clarionproject.com   Making U.S. election history, a Somali-American was elected to public office as a Democratic state legislator in Minnesota. Ilhan Omar, […]

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Two Pakistani Brothers drowned in Oakville (Ontario) man made pool

BY NEWS STAFF POSTED NOV 10, Toronto, November 10, 2016 4:51 PM ESThttp://www.citynews.ca/2016/11/10/police-confirm-two-missing-oakville-brothers-drowned/ Peel Regional Police have confirmed that the bodies pulled from a Mississauga pond on Tuesday night are those of two missing Oakville brothers. An autopsy conducted on the bodies of 22-year-old Hamza Khan and 20-year-old Shahruka Khan showed […]

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US elections: Move to Canada’ threats return – but actually emigrating there is difficult

As a Trump victory looked increasingly likely on Tuesday night, Canada’s citizenship and immigration website was down and Google searches were up Canada’s immigration website crashes as Trump’s election lead grows  A painted sign in the window of a Honda dealership on Wednesday in Detroit, Michigan. Photograph: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images […]

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Not My President – Donald Trump denounced in protests across the country

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-donald-trump-protests-20161109-story.html day after Donald Trump’s election to the presidency, campaign divisions appeared to widen as many thousands of demonstrators — some with signs with messages declaring “NOT MY PRESIDENT” — flooded streets across the country to protest his surprise triumph. From New England to heartland cities like Kansas City and […]