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: International Business Times By Tom Porter Leaflets calling for members of the Ahmadi Muslim community to be killed have allegedly been distributed in universities, mosques and shopping centres in London. Followers of the Muslim Ahmadi sect, which preaches a message of peace and tolerance, have long been subject to […]
Source: The Clarion Project By Codi Robertson Westerners tend to regard wearing a hijab as a form of oppression, as French women’s rights minister says, but are things really as […]
As the British royal couple arrive in India on Sunday, they’ll attend a grand ball where cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood actors, including Shah Rukh Khan are among the guests invited. Share on Facebook VIEW 2 PHOTOS zoom TOBY MELVILLE / AP Britain’s Prince William, right and Kate, the […]
ibtimes.co.uk A pop star in Indonesia has died after being bitten by a cobra during a stage performance. Irma Bule, 29, was singing at a gig in a village in Karawang, West Java on 3 April when the incident occurred. The popular singer was known for her unique genre of […]
Ted Hakey, a former Marine, knelt in prayer, his forehead on the floor, beside his Muslim neighbors inside their Connecticut mosque last Saturday. The enormity of that gesture was lost on no one. Ted Hakey hugs Zahir Mannan at the Baitul Aman ‘House of Peace’ Mosque following a program at […]
Source: BBC The man accused of murdering Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah has issued a statement saying he carried out the killing because he believed Mr Shah had “disrespected” Islam. Tanveer […]
From film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to corporates including DLF owner K P Singh and nine members of his family, and the promoters of Apollo Tyres and Indiabulls to Gautam Adani’s elder brother Vinod Adani. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/panama-papers-list-amitabh-bachchan-kp-singh-aishwarya-rai-iqbal-mirchi-adani-brother/ More than 11 million documents from the secret files of Mossack […]
A Muslim private school in the UK distributed leaflets condemning British society and reproducing anti-Semitic libels, according to an exclusive expose by Sky News. Mufti Zubair Dudha, the founder and head of the Islamic Tarbiyah Academy in Dewsbury in northen England, produced the leaflets. One quotes the famous anti-Semitic forgery ‘The Protocols […]
An overhaul of processes and governance arrangements at a scandal-hit mosque could take several years, according to one of its leading reformists. The lawyer, Aamer Anwar, who chaired an event last week bringing together the various factions of Glasgow Central Mosque, said there was a “sense of urgency” about the […]
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently unveiled new regulations for labeling of halal food products. The regulations require halal claims on food labels, packaging or advertising material to include the name of the certifying body, but will not come into force until April 2016. It is important to note […]
A PANEL OF DOCTORS –WERE ASKED for their opinions concerning a proposal to build a new wing to their hospital. The allergist voted to scratch it The neurologists thought the admin had a lot of nerve The podiatrist thought it was a step forward The ophthalmologists considered the idea short […]
Josh Elliott and Josh Dehaas, CTVNews.ca Staff Published Friday, April 1, 2016 2:48PM EDT Last Updated Friday, April 1, 2016 10:06PM EDT A Toronto-area Sikh man says he was verbally abused and beaten while vacationing in Quebec City by a group of men who targeted him because of his brown […]
By Salam Bhatti, NY – National Catholic Register Daesh (the preferred Arabic name for the group that calls itself the Islamic State) has attacked Turkey five times since October, leaving nearly 200 dead and hundreds injured. In the recent Brussels attack, Daesh killed dozens and injured many more. The loss […]
Junead Khan (left) and his uncle Shazib Khan. Photograph: CPS/PA theguardian.com/newsuk/2016/04/01 A British Islamic extremist is facing a life sentence after being found guilty of planning a terrorist attack on American military personnel in Britain. Delivery driver Junead Khan, 25, used his job with a pharmaceutical firm as cover to […]
National MAX Gala Recognizes Contributions of Muslim Canadians MAX Gala Founder Aazar Zafar with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and MAX Gala lead organizer Asma Bala Courtesy of MAX Gala MAX […]
Police have launched a probe into alleged links between two leading figures in two of Scotland’s most prominent mosques and a banned sectarian group responsible for terrorist attacks against minority communities in Pakistan.Hafiz Abdul Hamid and Sabir Ali have been linked to the proscribed group A BBC investigation has revealed […]
او دیس سے آنے والے بتا کس حال میں ھیں یارانِ وطن؟ کیا اب بھی یونہی پہلے کی طرح اٹھتا ھے دھواں، جلتے ھیں چمن؟ کیا اب بھی وہاں لوگوں کے دل ملا کے دیں سے ڈرتے ہیں اور خودکش حملوں میں وحشی حوروں کی خاطر مرتے ہیں؟ کیا اب […]
Shamila Ghyas is a young Pakistani blogger and writer who is challenging Islamism in Pakistan through her writing and on social media. BY ELLIOT FRIEDLAND, Mon, March 28, 2016 Shamila Ghyas. (Photo: © Shamila Ghyas) Shamila Ghyas is an author, blogger and satirist from Pakistan. She writes for The Nation, Dawn and the Express […]
An Indian politician has reportedly claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan to be the next President of India. Amar Singh, one of the leaders of Samajwadi Party before he quit, is said to have made the claims during an exclusive interview with local media channel Zee News’ […]
TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA 1. Vancouver: 1.5 million people and two bridges. You do the math. 2. Your $1,800,000 Vancouver home is just 5 hours from downtown. 3. You can throw a rock and hit three Starbucks locations. 4. There’s always some sort of deforestation protest going […]