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.
Source: The Star The Toronto visit is part of a 19-city North America tour this summer, starting in Portland NEW YORK—Hasan Minhaj, a correspondent with Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, is […]
thestar.com 2016/07/04 While many respondents had favourable views of immigrants, three-quarters of respondents said we need to focus on caring for people “here” instead of spending resources on refugees. While Canada rides a wave of global praise for welcoming Syrian refugees, a new poll suggests we’re also facing a wave […]
Is this the dark age of the Muslim world? ATHAR OSAMA | NIDHAL GUESSOUM UPDATED about 2 hours ago DAWN.com Muslims’ institutes of higher learning are lagging behind in providing quality science and technology education. ATHAR OSAMA | NIDHAL GUESSOUM UPDATED about 2 hours ago It is a well-known fact that 1.6 billion Muslims contribute a disproportionately smaller […]
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred; killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: India TV News Hindu priest hacked to death with machetes at […]
Irrfan Khan eager to play Manto: Nandita Das Panaji, Nov 24, 2015 (IANS) http://www.deccanherald.com/content/513736/irrfan-khan-eager-play-manto.html Nandita Das, who will be tracing the life of Sadat Hassan Manto in her new directorial, says actor Irrfan Khan is “seriously looking at the script” as he’s a big fan of the Pakistani short story […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Community leaders across Canada to endorse new Charter condemning Islamophobia Canadians troubled by rising number of anti-Muslim hate crimes and hate incidents (Ottawa – June 30, 2016) The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), a prominent civil liberties & advocacy organization, will be joined by community leaders, law enforcement, […]
Kalispell native Brad Treat fatally attacked Wednesday on Forest Service trail; Area closed as authorities search for bear BY JUSTIN FRANZ & DILLON TABISH // JUN 29, 2016 // NEWS & FEATURES Updated: June 29, 9 p.m.http://flatheadbeacon.com/2016/06/29/grizzly-bear-kills-person-near-west-glacier/ A West Glacier man was killed by a grizzly bear Wednesday afternoon while riding his mountain bike on […]
U.S. president says the world will benefit from Justin Trudeau’s leadership By Murray Brewster, CBC News Posted: Jun 29, 2016 3:07 PM ET Last Updated: Jun 29, 2016 9:57 PM ET U.S. President Barack Obama handed the torch of progressive politics to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Wednesday in a warm, rousing speech to Parliament, in which he also […]
Former supermodel Christina Estrada is pleading with a London court for millions from her ex to keep up her high-flying lifestyle—including $1.3M a year for clothes. On one level, considering how many people live paycheck to paycheck, former supermodel Christina Estrada’s testimony at London’s High Court on Tuesday detailing financial […]
ibtimes.co.uk By William Watkinson June 28, 2016 20:06 BST A drunk California woman collided with a pedestrian then drove for almost a mile with the decapitated body on her windscreen, police say. Esteysi Sanchez – also known as Stacy Sanchez – was said to have been drinking all night before she […]
thestar.com By GEOFFREY VENDEVILLEStaff Reporter Sun., June 26, 2016 Muslims and LGBTQ people both know how it feels to be treated badly or even hated sometimes because of who they are.el-Farouk Khaki leads the prayers Mostly, these groups have suffered separately. But the tragedy in Orlando brought some members of both […]
LAHORE: A prominent anti-Ahmadi group has appealed to the general public for charity through newspaper advertisements across Pakistan to support its efforts in “restricting religious freedom” of Ahmadis. Scene from the anti-Ahmadi jalsa in Rawalpindi on January 29, 2012. PHOTO: SHIRAZ HASSAN The publishing of contemptuous advertisements in national newspapers for […]
Tehrike Khatm-e-Nabuwat threatens violence if free movement of Ahmadiyya not restricted immeditately, deadline Friday on Vimeo – https://vimeo.com/172069135
Security tight at funeral of Qawwali singer Amjad Sabri, who was killed by Taliban gunmen in Karachi on Wednesday. Thousands of people have attended the funeral of slain Pakistani Qawwali singer Amjad Sabri in Karachi, amid a major security operation. Large crowds gathered for the procession and funeral service on […]
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/junaid-jahangir/pakistanis-ahmadi-muslims_b_10564382.html Posted: 06/20/2016 4:12 pm EDT Updated: 06/20/2016 4:59 pm E By Junaid Jehangir,Assistant Professor – MacEwan University, USA When a popular TV talk show host in Pakistan, Hamza Ali Abbasi, questioned the right of the state to brand a minority Muslim group as non-Muslim, social media went ablaze with calls for Abbasi’s death. […]
London, Ont., police charge suspect with assaulting Muslim woman London, Ont., Canada police charge suspect with assaulting Muslim woman – Windsor – CBC News <!–/g/i/yuimodules/3.11.0.js–> Police have arrested a 38-year-old woman in connection with an alleged attack on a Muslim woman in a supermarket in London, Ont., and charged her with […]
The Council on American Islamic Relations is now charged with fraud and cover up perpetrated against hundreds of victims. clarionproject.org Wed, June 22, 2016 The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) will stand trial on charges of fraud and cover up for alleged crimes perpetrated against hundreds of victims, according to a new ruling […]
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/21 When the US supreme court ruled in favour of same-sex marriage last year, the White House welcomed it with rainbow-coloured lights and many people celebrated by adding a rainbow tint to their Facebook profile. For the authorities in Saudi Arabia, though, this was cause for alarm rather than celebration, alerting them […]
Iran vows ‘collapse of bloodthirsty regime’ after Bahrain strips top Shia cleric of nationalityFootball icon David Beckham backs Remain with isolation warning – zakaria.virk@gmail.com – Gmail By Vasudevan Sridharan, June 21, 2016 04:52 BST Iran has promised Bahrain will “pay the price” after the Sunni monarchy stripped a top Shia cleric […]
Following petitions by Muslim women in the Supreme Court, there has been an on-going debate about triple talaq (divorce) and the need for its abolition. The dominant views on the issue are either by the likes of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board or the Muslim women themselves. It signifies two extreme positions; continuation of status quo versus […]