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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.

Bangladesh closing down two more ‘Peace’ colleges tied to Indian televangelist Zakir Naik

Bangladesh closing down two more ‘Peace’ colleges tied to Indian televangelist Zakir Naik 12-08-2016 Dhaka education board has cancelled the permission to operate of two ‘Peace’ colleges in Dhaka and ordered their immediate closure after the government decided to shut down all ‘Peace Schools’ in Bangladesh. The board issued the […]

Our Mosque will be a place of comfort

Amid community concerns, N. Philly mosque moving along toward completion Samaria Bailey Tribune Correspondent | Posted Yesterday Even as they face a nation that has nominated presidential candidate prejudiced against Muslims, and a community that has mixed emotions about its presence in their neighborhood, the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, Philadelphia Chapter, will open […]

RiO: Olympians in Hijab and Bikini

Olympians in Hijab and Bikini Roger Cohen AUG. 11, 2016 739 Photo Doaa Elghobashy, left, of Egypt and Kira Walkenhorst of Germany compete in the women’s preliminary beach volleyball during the Olympics in Rio. CreditLucy Nicholson/Reuters Since I saw a photograph of an Egyptian and a German beach volleyball player confronting each […]

Canada’s latest Jihadi Harun Driver

Meet Aaron ‘Harun’ Driver, Canada’s latest Jihadi Terrorist who wanted to kill in the name of Islam and ISIS, the Islamic State by Tarek Fatah • August 12, 2016 • 0 Comments OTTAWA, Canada — Police aired a video on Thursday showing slain terror suspect Aaron ‘Haroon’ Driver railing against western “enemies of Islam,” a […]

Is God Transgender?

NYTimes.com   2016/08/11 By MARK SAMETHAUG. 12, 2016 In the 1970s a cousin of mine, Paula Grossman, became one of the first people in America to undergo sex-reassignment surgery. As Paul Monroe Grossman, Cousin Paula had been a beloved music teacher in New Jersey. She was fired after her surgery, and she […]

Slavery in Islam- morality or immorality

By Naseer Ahmed, New Age Islam 10 August 2016 This topic is of interest only from a historical point of view as slavery in the modern world is not only banned, but has become anachronistic on account of technological developments. From the moral perspective, Islam made far reaching changes to […]

India: The Salafisation of Kerala’s Muslims

The Salafisation of Kerala’s Muslims By Nabeel Hassan August 06, 2016 The impact of the Salafi ideology which has been gaining a strong foothold among Muslims in Kerala, in recent years, is visible particularly among the youth and women. Muslim parents today face considerable anxiety about their children entering adulthood. […]