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.
NYTimes The World Reaps What the Saudis Sow – The New York Times <!– <!– require.map[‘*’][‘foundation/main’] = ‘foundation/legacy_main’; https://a1.nyt.com/assets/article/20160520-174331/js/foundation/lib/framework.js By THE EDITORIAL BOARDMAY 27, 2016 Saudi Arabia has frustrated American policy makers for years. Ostensibly a critical ally, sheltered from its enemies by American arms and aid, the kingdom has spent […]
Satire Against Extremism is Taking the Web By Storm Satire Against Extremism is Taking the Web By Storm A wide range of Muslim comedians are mocking Islamist beliefs online, and a growing liberal Muslim audience is loving it. By Elliot Friedland, Wed, May 25, 2016 Muslims tired of the influence of […]
Channel 5: Inside Britain’s Biggest Mosque and the Ahmadiyya Muslims who run it May 27, 2016 | by Rabwah Times | 2 https://player.vimeo.com/video/168283564?color=7aa74a&title=0&byline=0&portrait=0 Meera Syal narrates a documentary going behind the scenes at the Baitul Futuh mosque in Morden, south London, home to Britain’s 30,000-strong Ahmadiyya Muslim community. The film […]
Source: Telegraph UK A school board in northern Switzerland said on Wednesday that two Muslim boys who have refused to shake hands with their female teachers for religious reasons can […]
Pakistani husbands can ‘lightly beat’ their wives, Islamic council says – The Washington Post Pakistani husbands can ‘lightly beat’ their wives, Islamic council says – The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/05/26/pakistani-husbands-can-lightly-beat-their-wives-islamic-council-says/<!– <!– When Pakistan’s most populated province approved a law this year that gives women protection – and a potential escape – from […]
Whether out of conviction or convenience, thousands of migrants in Europe are converting to Christianity.Why Are So Many Muslim Refugees in Europe Suddenly Finding Jesus? – Why Are So Many Muslim Refugees in Europe Suddenly Finding Jesus? – The Daily Beast Nadette de Visser The Daily Beasthttp://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/25/why-are-so-many-muslim-refugees-in-europe-suddenly-finding-jesus.html?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning AMSTERDAM — Hundreds […]
Mississauga woman used charity to defraud ‘vulnerable’ victims: Judge Nuzhat Mamoon Mississauga News, May 11, 2016 By Pam Douglas A Mississauga woman used a charity she set up for needy women to help her meet “vulnerable, financially unsophisticated” people who she went on to defraud of close to $100,000, a […]
WASHINGTON — Early on Saturday, a middle-aged Pashtun man used forged documents to cross from Iran into Pakistan. A few hours later, on a lonely stretch of highway, he was incinerated by an American drone.U.S. Didn’t Warn Pakistan of Mansour Hit – The Daily Beast http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/24/us/politics/afghanistan-pakistan-taliban-leader.html?_r=0 It is not exactly […]
Canada’s defence minister says a long-awaited review on the future of the Canadian Armed Forces will look into potential investments in technology, including drones. ‘We do need to look at technology,’ Harjit Sajjan says of pending review of military | Toronto Star ‘We do need to look at technology,’ Harjit […]
BY TAREK FATAH, TORONTO SUN FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016 06:38 PM EDT | UPDATED: TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016 07:10 PM EDT torontosun.com Who would have guessed Canada’s 2016 census would provide us with an insight into the darker side of Canada’s multiculturalism? In an attempt to enhance the presence of one linguistic group […]
Francis George Gill, commonly known as Dr. Sodagar Gill, is a renowned Christian Pakistani journalist who fled to Thailand with his family after he was charged in a false blasphemy case. Gill was working for Community Advance Program, a faith-based Christian organization of Lahore. Christian Monitor, a weekly newspaper, was one […]
https://www.clarionproject.org/analysis/57-muslim-states-block-lgbt-groups-aids-conferenceIn Iran, gay people are routinely hanged from cranes. (Photo: © Reuters) Groups advocating for gay and transgender rights have been banned from an upcoming meeting at the UN following the intervention of acoalition of Muslim states. The conference will take place from June 8 to June 10 and aims […]
Source: The Express Tribune OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a formal apology today for an incident in which a shipload of Indians were refused entry into Canada more than […]
SAssociate shot dead Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale’s cavalcade was on its way to Isewal village when it was attacked near Ludhiana by 15 assailants, most of them baptised Sikhs. Dhadrianwale ducked for cover as his driver sped away. His associate was shot dead. The police said at least 50 shots were […]
Morley Safer, a CBS television correspondent who brought the horrors of the Vietnam War into the living rooms of America in the 1960s and was a mainstay of the network’s news magazine “60 Minutes” for almost five decades, died on Thursday at his home in Manhattan. He was 84. NYTimes.com […]
Flowers are laid at the 9/11 memorial site on 11 September 2015 in New York City. Photograph: Andrew Burton/Getty Images Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act gives victims’ families the […]
The Islamic Republic of Iran arrested eight of Iran’s top models for posting ‘immodest’ pictures on Instragram in a crackdown on the site. Tue, May 17, 2016 One of of Iran’s top models, Elnaz Gorokh. (Photo: © Instagram) Related Stories The Iranian regime arrested eight people working in online modelling for posts […]
Vatican Secret Archives Despite the church’s attempt at openness, critics say the contents aren’t accessible enough since only qualified clergy and academics are allowed inside the facility, and even those granted entry cannot view items without advanced approval. Thus, the skeptics remain, with theories ranging from the cavern hiding gospels […]
http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2688346365 Listen to Maria Toorpakai interview on CBC with AnnaMaria Trimonti Transcript of the Interview May 11, 2016 Squash champion Maria Toorpakai disguised herself as a boy to play sports in Pakistan Guests: Maria Toorpakai ANNA MARIA TREMONTI: Hello, I’m Anna Maria Tremonti and this is The Current. AMT: That is Canadian squash […]
In yet another powerful display of British multiculturalism, a Muslim politician elected to Scottish parliament delivered his oath of allegiance in his native language, Urdu. Humza Yousaf, a member of the Scottish National Party(SNP) who won a seat from the city of Glasgow, spoke first in English and then […]