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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.

NBC TV airs story of forgiveness to a person who shot at their mosque

Hartford: Conn watch the video   http://www.today.com/video/mosque-leaders-opens-their-arms-to-ted-hakey-jr-after-2015-shooting-708495939956?icid=rm_mhs3 Mosque leaders opens their arms to Ted Hakey Jr. after 2015 shooting On the night of the Paris terror attacks last year, Ted Hakey Jr. was enraged by the scenes he watched unfold on television so he grabbed his gun and fired shots […]

India: Talaq must go through a court of law, not a Qazi

Bader Sayeed is one of the top lawyer-activists in Chennai, the first woman chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. – See more at: http://newageislam.com/interview/shobha-warrier/talaq-must-go-through-the-court-of-law/d/107673#sthash.R6qOzxYY.dpuf A schoolmate of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, she was the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in the 2004 parliamentary elections from the […]

UK: Extremism in Luton: Mosque launches anti-Isis classes for Muslim children to combat online grooming

By Paul Wright , Video by Sho Murakoshi June 15, 2016 14:06 BST     ibtimes.co.uk British Muslim children as young as 11 are being given classes to prevent them being radicalised by violent Islamic State (Daesh) jihadists. This comes after community leaders feared they were being targeted by extremist online propaganda.Imam Muhammad Ehsan, headteacher […]

Jesse Jackson endorses Clinton

Jesse Jackson endorses Hillary Clinton – CNNPolitics.com 2016/06/11 <!– <!– Washington (CNN)The Rev. Jesse Jackson endorsed Hillary Clinton on Saturday, continuing a recent string of high-profile endorsements for the presumptive Democratic nominee. Jackson, speaking in Chicago, said he trusts that Clinton will look out for the interests of marginalized communities including […]

USA: Muhammad Ali cheered as world says good bye

LOUISEVILLE: June 10, 2016 Thousands of people on Friday cheered and threw roses in the streets of Muhammad Ali’s hometown Louisville as they bade farewell to the boxing legend and civil rights hero known as “The Greatest.” http://tribune.com.pk/story/1120224/muhammad-ali-funeral-procession-begins/ A mass funeral procession, a private burial and public memorial service will wrap […]

USA: Lord of the Lies

The New York Times The Opinion Pages | Contributing Op-Ed Writer Timothy Egan Donald Trump speaking to the media on Tuesday night. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times Earlier this month, the world’s most battle-scarred cable news network did something extraordinary in this year of vaporous political contrails. While Donald […]