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.
An Afghan man and woman found guilty of adultery received 100 lashes on Monday in front of a crowd who filmed their punishment, TV footage showed. great pastime Public lashings and executions were common under the Taliban, who enforced a strict interpretation of Sharia law from 1996-2001. The militant group […]
New Delhi, Sept 1: The Pakistan Cyber Army which has launched many attacks on important Indian websites including the CBI’s portal has emerged in a new form today. Earlier known as the Pakistan Cyber Army it calls itself the Paksitan Cyber Mujahideen today. The name change was on expected lines […]
Source: International Business Times By Ismat Sarah Mangla @ismat i.mangla@ibtimes.com on August 27 2015 EAST WORLDHAM, England — Last Sunday, on a 210-acre farm in this lush hamlet some 65 […]
The Apex Court has dismissed petition seeking cancellation of Salman’s case which was filed by mother of a deceased Mumbai constable, reports claimed. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice HL Dattu declined the plea by one of the alleged victims associated with the case and belonging to Mumbai […]
৩৯তম সালানা জলসার দ্বিতীয় দিনটিও ছিল কর্মকান্ডে ভরপুর – Toronto, August 29, 2015 courtesy: http://www.thebengalitimes.com Speeches by Shahid Mansour, Maulana Misbah Baloch, Maulana Hadi Ali Chaudhry, Maulana Sohail Saqib, Maulana Aizaz Khan, Maulana Mubarak A. Nazir Ladies Lajna speeches: God or No God – a rational approach by Atiya Chaudhry, Istaghfar […]
Trudeau takes aim at government’s citizenship rules during Islamic conference Justin Trudeau Staff photo by Rob Beintema Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau appeared at a standing-room-only rally for local Liberal candidates at the Embassy Grand Convention Centre in Brampton Tuesday evening (Aug 26). Trudeau made a brief stop in Mississauga […]
Toronto Star, letters Aug 29, 2015 A debate we need to have, Editorial Aug. 25 It is no surprise that Stephen Harper won’t debate women’s issues — he has been our worst enemy over the past nine years. But he must be called to account for his shameful mistreatment of […]
Ahmadiyya convention 2015 – courtesy Saiful Islam, editor The Bengali Times আহমদিয়্যা জামাত ধর্মীয় সহিষ্ণুতা, শান্তী ও সৌহার্দ বৃদ্ধির জন্য যেভাবে কাজ করে যাচ্ছে এটিই হল প্রকৃত ইসলামের শিক্ষা…স্টিফেন হারপার – See more at: http://www.thebengalitimes.com/canada/2015/08/29/4166#sthash.JtwU4QUK.a4g11PLU.dpuf টরন্টো শহরের দক্ষিনে অবস্থিত ইন্টারন্যাশনাল সেন্টারে আহমাদিয়্যা মুসলিম জামাত কানাডার ২৮,২৯ এবং ৩০শে আগস্ট এই […]
Is the Harper government at war with science? A scientist with Environment Canada has been put on administrative leave with pay pending an investigation for creating apolitically charged protest song about ousting Conservative Leader Stephen Harper. Tony Turner, a physical scientist at Environment Canada and longtime singer-songwriter in Ottawa’s folk music scene, wrote the controversial tune Harperman. […]
New Delhi, Aug 29: Indian women’s hockey team will return to the Olympics after a long gap of 36 years as it qualified today for next year’s Rio Games, courtesy England making it to the final of the ongoing EuroHockey Championships in London. England’s semi-final victory over Spain, coming after […]
Why Prime Minister’s meeting with the Sufi scholars is significant?Posted by: Vicky NanjappaRead more at: http://www.oneindia.com/feature/why-prime-minister-s-meeting-with-the-sufi-scholars-is-significant A delegation of 40 Barelvi Sufi Scholars on Thursday, Aug 27 called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The event which was organized by the National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval aimed at sending a strong message […]
Source: The Nation Why has the field of sports always been seen as male-dominated in our country? Why only Imran Khan, Shahid Afridi, Aisam-ul-Haq – why not Sana Mir, Naseem […]
Preventing Further Radicalisation Is the Challenge Muslims Must Undertake: Some Concrete Suggestions By Sultan Shahin, Editor, New Age Islam 27 April 2015 [This article is a slightly updated version of a presentation made by the author in an international conference on counter-terrorism in Jaipur (India) 19–21 March, 2015] A Brief […]
Malala Yousufzai has been afforded police protection after increased threats on her life, just a week after passing state exams with flying colors. Mon, August 24, 2015 Malala Yousufzai, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and female education campaigner, has received 24-hour police protection from the UK government after an increase in threats to […]
8-year-old US boy gets new pair of ears grown by Indian-origin doctor Washington, Aug 23: An Indian-origin doctor in the US created history after successfully growing outer ears from rib cartilage in an 8-year-old boy from Ohio. Dr Ananth Murthy, director of plastic surgery at Akron Children’s Hospital attained the […]
In a SPIEGEL interview, Nobel Prize for medicine recipients Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and May-Britt Moser discuss the challenges women face in the male-dominated world of science and how they broke through the glass ceiling. It’s a Wednesday afternoon mid-summer in Trondheim, Norway. May-Britt Moser, 52, and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, 72, have spent […]
By Hasan Suroor Aug 19, 2015 A progressive Mumbai-based Muslim women’s group has published a survey whose findings are so stark that they should, finally, put an end to any […]
Fighting Sectarianism in Islam By Sayeeda Warsi Aug 12 2015 I am a proud Muslim. I am patriotically British – indeed, one who is at her proudest when standing here in a part British-built mosque. Despite the oft asked unanswerable question as to which I am first – whether I […]
FATAH Liberals mum on Trudeau’s mosque visit 460 BY TAREK FATAH, TORONTO SUN FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2015 07:02 PM EDT | UPDATED: TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2015 07:25 PM EDT Liberal leader Justin Trudeau speaks at a party rally in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, with Regina-Wascana MP Ralph Goodale and candidates Lawrence Joseph for Desnethe […]