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.
Pigeon with Words Written In Urdu Found In Punjab: Police September 24, 2016 Chandigarh: A white pigeon, apparently from across the border, with “some words written in Urdu” has been found in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur district, police said on Friday. Naresh Kumar, a resident of Motla village in the district, had […]
White House Invites Taliban Sympathizer to Speak At Interfaith Campus Challenge September 23, 2016 The U.S. Department of Education and the White House invited a Taliban sympathizer to speak at PICSCC (President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge). The PICSCC was introduced by President Obama in 2011 to build bridges […]
By: Vicky Nanjappa Updated: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 11:35 [IST]Read more at: http://www.oneindia.com/india/-newsletter&utm_campaign=24092016New Delhi, Sept 24: Don’t worry Mr Prime Minister, we are prepared and can hit them. This is the line that the India army has taken following the Uri attack in which 17 soldiers were martyred by four […]
http://www.hinustantimes.com Jatin Gandhi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Updated: Sep 23, 2016 23:34 IST The government is set to oppose the controversial triple talaq divorce route for Muslims during a hearing in the Supreme Court next week, ditching a neutral stand on the politically sensitive tradition that the government says has […]
An Egyptian lawmaker is urging the Egyptian parliament to ban niqabsand burqas, claiming them to be part of Jewish tradition. Published: September 23, 2016 tribune.com.pk Egyptian MP backs burqa ban, terms garment ‘un-Islamic’ – The Express Tribune http://tribune.com.pk/wp-content/themes/express/js/DD_belatedPNG.js DD_belatedPNG.fix(‘img, #developer-link a’); Lawmaker Amina Nasir said the Holy Quran only called for Muslim women […]
Mayor Bonnie Crombie cut this huge cake on this occasion, celebrating 50 years of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in Canada Lal Khan Malik, president AMJ Canada, and Mirza Nasim Baig discussing a point Missionary Mirza Muhammad Afzal, Ameer Jama’at Canada, Mayor Bonnie Crombie Newly arrived Syrian Hasham al-Kurdi speaking in Mississauga […]
Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan 21 September 2016 Shaikh Mumtaz Hussain, husband of noted poet, scholar and intellectual in Urdu and Saraike languages Professor Farhat Nawaz passed away. His funeral was performed on September 20, 2016. He was suffering from heart disease for some time. Inna lillahe wa inna raje’oon. May […]
Nadya T. The Islamic Monthly The murder of provocative and seductive Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch, killed by her brother in an “honor killing,” is tragic, but not surprising as it took place in a country that frowns upon Muslim women physically exposing themselves. But when reflecting more about […]
September 19, 2016 Mississauga. Zakaria Virk Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada – Mississauga chapter staged a grand event at Mississauga City Hall to mark the 50 years in Canada. There were 500 people in the big and beautiful The Great Hall of the City Hall. In attendance there were many dignitaries […]
Toufiq Rashid, Hindustan Times, Srinagar Updated: Sep 18, 2016 19:07 IST | Updated: Sep 18, 2016 19:07 ISTIn one of the worst casualties suffered by the Indian Army in a single attack, heavily armed militants attacked a strategic military base in north Kashmir’s Uri on Sunday morning and killed 17 […]
Former Conservative Party chairwoman Baroness Sayeeda Warsi is seeking to develop and promote an ‘English’ brand of Islam, in an attempt to synchronise rituals of the Muslim faith with the Church. Source: […]
His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan with Pope Francis in Vatican It is critical to take every opportunity to show a united front against all forms of intolerance. Pope Francis has reached out to faith leaders of all religions to […]
Police have made an arrest in attack, which comes 15 years after a 9/11 revenge arson on a Hindu temple By Dave Beatty, CBC News Posted: Sep 15, 2016 7:59 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 15, 2016 4:46 PM ET An arson Wednesday night at the Ibrahim Jame Mosque on King Street East was […]
The Muslim Times’ Collection on Islam’s Condemnation of Terrorismhttp://t.co/NFrzgQsZHe pic.twitter.com/Yv7kV04kZF — The Muslim Times (@The_MuslimTimes) September 17, 2014 Source: One India By: Vicky Nanjappa Published: Thursday, September 15, 2016, 11:51 […]
NYTimes.com OTTAWA — The crowd was enthusiastic, and Justin Trudeau was working it. He seemed to leave no hand unshaken in the crush of the convention hall as light perspiration gathered on his forehead. Even on what could have been hostile turf, the ebullience was palpable. That’s how it goes […]
Source: The Clarion Project Trudeau should investigate history and he would find it has been tried before. Appeasing Islamists just doesn’t work. (Hint: it’s because of the ideology.) BY MEIRA […]
By Harcharan Chandhoke, September 13, 2016 12:28 BST Updated 6 hr ago The headlines about a huge sword-wielding gang of masked men storming a Sikh temple may have proven to be somewhat exaggerated, but there is no doubt that the image of Sikhs in Britain has suffered from the protest against an […]
Arson erupts at Orlando shooter’s mosque 00:43 By Laila Kearney 2016/09/12 20 minutes ago The Florida mosque where Omar Mateen, who committed the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, prayed was badly damaged on Monday in an arson attack, investigators said. Mateen was killed by law enforcement officials after fatally shooting […]
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/photos-hajj-one-worlds-largest-pilgrimages-1580904?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign= Nearly two million Muslim pilgrims have performed a symbolic stoning of the devil, the riskiest part of the annual hajj pilgrimage, a year after the ritual’s worst disaster in decades. Saudi Arabia has deployed thousands of security forces, civil defence staff and volunteers as well as modern technology including drones […]
LONDON: British police arrested 55 people and seized blades at a Sikh temple on Sunday, following a protest against a mixed marriage.Leamington Spa Gurdawara Armed officers were deployed to the Gurdwara Temple in Leamington Spa, central England, at around early on Sunday after a group of men entered the building. […]