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.
The sign went up last weekend in Dearborn, Mich., an area with a high percentage of Arab Americans in a swing state. DEARBORN, MICH.—A billboard written in Arabic located along a Michigan interstate near an Arab-American community is calling Donald Trump “afraid.” https://twitter.com/mina_ysf/status/788340083644510209/photo/1 The Detroit Free Press reports the sign […]
White House has praised the contributions of Indian-Americans in the US. Updated: Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 10:30 [IST] Washington, WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service will commemorate the joyous Hindu festival of Diwali with a Forever stamp. The Wednesday, Oct 5, first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony will take place at the Consulate General […]
User Actions Follow Justin TrudeauVerified account@JustinTrudeau It was a pleasure to meet with the Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, today in Ottawa. #CaliphInCanada Offering salat at Parliament buildings Ottawa
khaleejtimes.com Seven in 10 American-Muslims will vote for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the November presidential elections while just four per cent from the community favoured Republican candidate Donald Trump, who has called for a controversial ban on Muslims entering the US. With less than a month left for the […]
A Monumental Moment in Canadian History: The Caliph, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, to speak at Parliament Hill tomorrow. #CaliphInCanada Ahmadiyya Ottawa, CBC Ottawa, Ottawa Citizen and 7 others WATCH: The Caliph is set to deliver an address at Parliament Hill today – here's what you need to know. #CaliphInCanada 🇨🇦 | RT & Share! […]
“A wife is expected to be with the family of the husband after the marriage.” A Hindu son can divorce his wife for the cruelty of trying to pry him away from his “pious obligation” to live with his aged parents and provide shelter to them, the Supreme Court has […]
Following news item was sent The Muslim Times by Haider Qureshi, a renowned author, poet, and literary critic. Many students have written their masters, doctoral thesis on his work. “The formation of Urdu ghazal: the origins of the genre” is the first attempt by a Russian scholar to analyze the initial […]
“Donald, seriously, you know about sexual predators and things like that, I mean…” Donald Trump’s numerous interviews with Howard Stern over the years appear to be coming back to haunt him. Follow Sid Verma @_SidVerma Here is Donald Trump’s response to suggestions he is a “sexual predator” 1:09 PM – 13 […]
But RCMP say they have no evidence that the Bashaw fire and the graffiti are linkedThis is a screenshot from a video of the fire that destroyed the Bashaw Motor Inn early Sunday morning. (Facebook/Brian Cabelka) Racist graffiti was found at the scene of a deadly fire that burned a central […]
http://tribune.com.pk/story/1198895/india-clips-spy-pigeons-wings-fears-will-fly-back-pakistan/ Indian police have clipped the wings of a “Pakistani pigeon” they claim to have arrested from Bamial village in Punjab province nearly two weeks ago over suspicion of ‘spying’. “The wings of the pigeon have been clipped to ensure the suspected spy does not fly back to Pakistan,” The Telegraph […]
By Michael Sebastian, Oct 13, 2016 Donald Trump has insulted women for decades. Trump reminded us of this when he unleashed a war of words on Fox News host Megyn Kelly, questioning her professionalism and suggesting she treated him unfairly at a Republican debate last year because she was menstruating. (Trump later denied that […]
Many bystanders saw us being threatened and harassed but did not intervene. By Imran Awan , Irene Zempi October 12, 2016 13:53 BST , Updated 7 hr ago Britain is a nation of real diversity, tolerance and multicultural vibrancy. But for those who have suffered hate crime, it can be an alienating and terrifying place. […]
By Shaheen Nazar, Aligarh India AN eye-specialist by training and a campaigner against blindness by choice, Dr. Abdul Moiz Shams is an Aligarian and a true follower of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. In an age when the medical profession has become highly commercialized and doctors have generally become money-minting machines, […]
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton had their second presidential debate on Sunday night in St. Louis. We tallied their false claims. The totals: 33 false claims for Trump, five false claims for Clinton – a near-identical margin to the first debate two weeks ago, whenwe found Trump made 34 […]
Edmonton resident appalled by anti-Islam flyer left in his mailbox By Caley RamsayWeb Producer Global News more– A A +Several residents in a southwest Edmonton neighbourhood say they are appalled by anti-Islam flyers being dropped off in their mailboxes.“I was really disappointed. This is circulating in the neighbourhood,” he said. “I think it has […]
http://www.thebengalitimes.com/english-times/2016/10/09/20024 Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad interviewed by Canadian media at Jalsa Salana Canada “One day we will win the hearts of people” – Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community অ+অঅ-প্রিন্ট On 7 October 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor […]
By SAN GREWALUrban Affairs Reporter Sun., Oct. 9, 2016 Bonnie Crombie says local web publication says crossed the line with article headlined, ‘Bonnie’s Muslims Are Molesting Teenage Girls in Mississauga Highschools.’ Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie says she has filed a hate-crime complaint with Peel police after a local website published an […]
Courtesy : Saiful Islam, The Bangla Times, Toronto, October 7, 2016 Celebrating 50 years of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Canada. The true teaching of Islam has been misinterpreted by clerics, says the leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community condemn […]
Anti-Muslim posters at University of Calgary prompt rally of support WARNING: Graphic language By Robson Fletcher, CBC News Posted: Oct 04, 2016 2:07 PM MT Last Updated: Oct 05, 2016 6:55 AM MTStudents and staff at the University of Calgary responded by coming together to write messages of support and tolerance after the campus […]
Interviewed by Saiful Islam, Toronto Suggested Reading Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran