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.
René Angélil, husband of Céline Dion, has died, his rep confirmed exclusively to PEOPLE on Thursday. http://www.people.com/article/rene-angelil-dead-celine-dion-husband-dies-of-cancer “Rene Angelil, 73, passed away this morning at his home in Las Vegas after a long and courageous battle against cancer,” the rep said in a statement. “The family requests that their privacy be […]
ISLAM NEEDS AN OBJECTIVE MEDIA http://www.kashmirmonitor.in/news-islam-needs-an-objective-media-94201.aspx2 FRIDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 2015, By MOIN QAZI 326 VIEWS ISLAM NEEDS AN OBJECTIVE MEDIA The sudden wave of interest in Islam across the world seemed to commence just after September 11, 2001. The Western media, television as well as print, devoted reams of paper […]
By Gregory Krieg CNN: The Republican Party tapped South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to deliver its response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, but her most memorable jabs landed squarely on the GOP’s own Donald Trump. That’s a something that didn’t escape — or please — […]
Good Things That Happened in 2015 in Pakitan Pakistani body builder Anwar Atif won the world famous match Arnold Classic. Pakistani body builder Salman Ahmad won the Muscle Mania Trophy in Las Vegas in 2015. Talha won a silver medal in commonwealth games. Fuad Khan is a Pakistani actor who […]
Say the name Aziz Ansari and most people in this country will draw a blank. If you mentioned the cult US sitcom Parks and Recreation, then a small minority would recognise Ansari as Tom Haverford, aka Darwish Sabir Ismael Gani, the cocky if ineffective bureaucrat in parks administration. http://www.theguardian.com andrew […]
Trudeau condemns pepper-spray attack outside event for Syrian refugees in Vancouver Police say a man on a bicycle rode by the Muslim Association of Canada Centre and sprayed 20 to 30 people gathered outside. VANCOUVER—Canadian political leaders including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are condemning the pepper spraying of some […]
INVENTIONS CREATED BY WOWMEN The Car Heater We all owe our thanks to Margaret A Wilcox who invented the car heater in 1893!(Margaret also invented a combined clothes and dishwasher) 2. Monopoly This popular board game was designed by Elizabeth Magie in 1904, originally called the Landlord’s Game. The […]
By Tarek Fatah, Toronto, Canada The idiom “pot calling the kettle black” was perfectly illustrated by Islamic Iran’s outrage over the public executions of 47 people by Islamic Saudi Arabia on Jan. 2. As horrific and detestable as the Saudi actions that included the beheading of human rights and democracy […]
LAS VEGAS: Streaming pioneer Netflix said Wednesday it had significantly expanded its global footprint to 190 countries, making its Internet TV service available in 130 new markets including Pakistan and India — but not China. The Netflix Pakistan website says users can watch TV shows and movies for $7.99 a month, with a free […]
Source: Dawn By Pervez Hoodbhoy — Published Jan 02, 2016 06:58am I WONDER’. These two words have incalculable power. It’s because of this innocuous phrase that humans stand at the top […]
Source: The Daily Beast By Asra Q. Nomani, 5 January 2016 From mass executions to ISIS and the San Bernardino attack, the manifestations of Saudi Arabia’s Salafi extremism are everywhere—and […]
By Priyanka Mogul, January 5, 2016 12:36 GMT Jokes mocking Sikhs have been popular in India for a number of years, bearing a resemblance to jokes in the west that mock […]
Pathankot, Jan 4: Even as security forces continue to engage with terrorists in Pathankot, there are various questions being raised about the response. Preliminary investigations show that the terrorists had infiltrated into India in two groups. There is clear evidence to show that two vehicles, a Pajero and a Land […]
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Faiz Ahmad Faiz (Punjabi, Urdu: فیض احمد فیض , born 13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984) MBE, NI, Lenin Peace […]
It has certainly been one of the most difficult decisions to elect the top 10 Muslim Women of 2015: with success not far from revolutionary, Muslim women have not failed to prove themselves successful. But I guess 2015 has been the biggest run around for Muslim women. From the depths […]
A 63-storey skyscraper in downtown Dubai that was engulfed by fire on Thursday has been evacuated and the blaze is 90 percent under control, authorities in the Gulf emirate said. Large tongues of flame shooting skywards enveloped the luxury hotel and residential block, which lies across a plaza from the […]
Prof Larycia Hawkins, was fired for saying that Muslims and Christians worship the same God. Kelly James Clark 29/12/2015 Suppose there is a God who a long, long time ago spoke to Abraham, promising to bless the world through his descendants. Suppose his descendants told their friends who told their […]
By Tufail Ahmad Tufail Ahmad is Director, South Asia Studies Project at the Middle East Media Research Institute, Washington DC. He hails from India and tweets @tufailelif Tufail Ahmad is Director, South Asia Studies Project at the Middle East Media Research Institute, Washington DC. He hails from India and tweets […]
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