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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.

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Armed jihad, we as Muslims reject it as inapplicable in nation states

Face reality: Many Muslims support ISIS  431 BY TAREK FATAH, TORONTO SUN FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2015 06:32 PM EDT | UPDATED: TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2015 06:35 PM EDT Ali Omar Ader Article http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=recommend&app_id=162622253780945&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F1ldYU13brY_.js%3Fversion%3D41%23cb%3Df3df669ea%26domain%3Dwww.torontosun.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.torontosun.com%252Ff3cc414d8%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=190&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F16%2Fface-reality-many-muslims-support-isis%3Ftoken%3D26e2fd4cef12c87b909355208e86d4f7&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&share=false&show_faces=false http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.c197f64a14a7434e6e58ca9722b54406.en.html#_=1434671375062&count=horizontal&dnt=false&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F16%2Fface-reality-many-muslims-support-isis&size=m&text=Face%20reality%3A%20Many%20Muslims%20support%20ISIS%20%7C%20Fatah%20%7C%20Columnists%20%7C%20Opinion%20%7C%20Toronto&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F16%2Fface-reality-many-muslims-support-isis%3Ftoken%3D26e2fd4cef12c87b909355208e86d4f7 https://apis.google.com/u/0/se/0/_/+1/fastbutton?usegapi=1&size=medium&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F16%2Fface-reality-many-muslims-support-isis%3Ftoken%3D26e2fd4cef12c87b909355208e86d4f7&gsrc=3p&ic=1&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fscs%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fk%3Doz.gapi.en.xNuxrwx2usY.O%2Fm%3D__features__%2Fam%3DAQ%2Frt%3Dj%2Fd%3D1%2Ft%3Dzcms%2Frs%3DAGLTcCPVim02GafD5jiSY6KQI1QSc0tEVA#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Cdrefresh%2Cerefresh&id=I0_1434671375122&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com&pfname=&rpctoken=58471116 Change text size for the story Print this story Report an error Related Stories Two men charged with […]

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Spelling Out the true spirit of Ramadan

A Ramadan acrostic: Appetizers, family time and pizza at 3 a.m. The GTA Muslim community is bracing for the longest, hottest Ramadan in 33 years. Here are some fun fasting facts to get you through the month. Share on Facebook Comments 11 Report an Error Share via Email Print Aaron […]

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What Has Islam Contributed to Western Culture

Some Right-Wing Europeans Say Islam Hasn’t Contributed to Western Culture. Here’s Why They’re Wrong  By Akbar Ahmed, 10 June, 2015 One of the right-wing tropes about Islam in Europe, which is making alarming inroads into the mainstream, is that it represents a “culture of backwardness, of retardedness, of barbarism” and […]

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Was there a cultural genocide of aboriginal children in Canada

Whyy Pope Francis should apologize 2 BY FARZANA HASSAN, TORONTO SUN FIRST POSTED: THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015 07:49 PM EDT | UPDATED: THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015 07:54 PM EDT Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican June 10, 2015. REUTERS/Tony Gentile Article http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=recommend&app_id=162622253780945&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F1ldYU13brY_.js%3Fversion%3D41%23cb%3Df10b3e711%26domain%3Dwww.torontosun.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.torontosun.com%252Ff1ed8df41c%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=190&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F11%2Fwhy-pope-francis-should-apologize%3Ftoken%3D53bd9ee62b0fe097bfb05e54b2fb9557&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&share=false&show_faces=false http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.c197f64a14a7434e6e58ca9722b54406.en.html#_=1434195448196&count=horizontal&dnt=false&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F11%2Fwhy-pope-francis-should-apologize%3Ftoken%3D53bd9ee62b0fe097bfb05e54b2fb9557&size=m&text=Why%20Pope%20Francis%20should%20apologize%20%7C%20Hassan%20%7C%20Columnists%20%7C%20Opinion%20%7C%20Toronto%20Sun&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F11%2Fwhy-pope-francis-should-apologize%3Ftoken%3D53bd9ee62b0fe097bfb05e54b2fb9557 […]

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First Airplane that flies on electricity

بجلی سے پرواز کرنے والا دنیا کا پہلا ہوائی جہاز تیار ویب ڈیسک  جمعرات 11 جون 2015 2050 تک بجلی سے پرواز کرنے والا 100 نشستوں کا طیارہ بھی تیار کرلیا جائے گا، کمپنی، فوٹو:فائل پیرس: بجلی سے اڑنے والا دنیا کا پہلا ہوائی جہاز تیار کرلیا گیا ہے جسے دنیا کا خاموش ترین ہوائی […]

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'Mecca has been turned into Disneyland’

    ‘Mecca has been turned into Disneyland’ A new book about Mecca will outrage the hostage-beheading fanatics of ISIL, says Michael Kerr – who talks to the author By Michael Kerr 11:39AM BST 02 Oct 2014 After his fifth pilgrimage to Mecca, Ziauddin Sardar was congratulating himself on having done […]

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Toronto: Naked Canadians blamed for Malaysian quake

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Civil Rights group NCCM starts hate-crime web tracker

Online Map will record hate-incidents and anti-Muslim incidents NCCM launches national hate crimes awareness project / Le CNMC lance un projet national de sensibilisation aux crimes haineux | NCCM – National Council of Canadian Muslims ­ http://www.google-analytics.com/ga.jshttp://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js// < ![CDATA[ // 3e3):(d.fillText(String.fromCharCode(55357,56835),0,0),0!==d.getImageData(16,16,1,1).data[0])):!1}function e(a){var c=b.createElement(“script”);c.src=a,c.type=”text/javascript”,b.getElementsByTagName(“head”)[0].appendChild(c)}var f,g;c.supports={simple:d(“simple”),flag:d(“flag”)},c.DOMReady=!1,c.readyCallback=function(){c.DOMReady=!0},c.supports.simple&&c.supports.flag||(g=function(){c.readyCallback()},b.addEventListener?(b.addEventListener(“DOMContentLoaded”,g,!1),a.addEventListener(“load”,g,!1)):(a.attachEvent(“onload”,g),b.attachEvent(“onreadystatechange”,function(){“complete”===b.readyState&&c.readyCallback()})),f=c.source||{},f.concatemoji?e(f.concatemoji):f.wpemoji&&f.twemoji&&(e(f.twemoji),e(f.wpemoji)))}(window,document,window._wpemojiSettings); // ]]>http://www.nccm.ca/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=4.2.2http://www.nccm.ca/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?ver=1.11.2http://www.nccm.ca/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery-migrate.min.js?ver=1.2.1http://www.nccm.ca/wp-content/plugins/sp-faq/js/jqueryuijs.js?ver=4.2.2http://www.nccm.ca/wp-content/plugins/revslider/rs-plugin/js/jquery.themepunch.plugins.min.js?rev=4.1.4&ver=4.2.2http://www.nccm.ca/wp-content/plugins/revslider/rs-plugin/js/jquery.themepunch.revolution.min.js?rev=4.1.4&ver=4.2.2http://www.nccm.ca/wp-content/themes/kause/js/vendor/modernizr-2.6.2-respond-1.1.0.min.js?ver=4.2.2 June 9, 2015 Human rights […]

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Chinese man sues actress Zhao Wei because she stares at him too intensely

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Funny two liners

FUNNY TWO LINERS   The difference between in-laws and outlaws? Outlaws are wanted! Alcohol is a perfect solvent: It dissolves marriages, families and careers! A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well! Archeologist: someone whose career lies in ruins.An archaeologist is the […]