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: The Daily Star, Lebanon No, the Quran Does Not Punish Blasphemy By Fareed Zakaria Jan. 12, 2015 As they went on their rampage, the men who murdered 12 people in Paris last week yelled that they had “avenged the Prophet.” They followed in the path of other terrorists […]
Saudi cleric issues fatwa on snowmen Religious leader forbids building of anti-Islamic idols that might resemble human beings, after winter storm in north of country Reuters in Dubai The Guardian, Monday 12 January 2015 17.18 GMT The building of snowmen has been forbidden by a top Saudi cleric. Photograph: Vadim […]
Stephen Harper has displayed stunning disrespect for our democracy since becoming prime minister. Bob Hepburn, Thestar.com 2015/01/10 Sunday Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS file photo Since he became prime minister in 2006, Stephen Harper has approved decisions that have undermined our democratic traditions and institutions. Canadians are wondering how […]
Carlos and Ashton Larmond, 24-year-old twins have been the subject of a lengthy national security criminal investigation, according to the RCMP. View 3 photos zoom Ashton Larmond, 24, is one of two Ottawa brothers arrested by RCMP on terrorism-related charges. He is seen here in a hockey team headshot. By: […]
The pope was not present at the screening but Jolie, who is a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and two of her children met him briefly afterwards, a spokesman said. Her husband Brad Pitt was not present. The pope was not present at the […]
A Postcard From Paris By Jason Stanley January 8, 2015 9:45 am January 8, 2015 9:45 am NYTimes.com Photo ParisCredit Ian Langsdon/European Pressphoto Agency The Stone is a forum for contemporary philosophers and other thinkers on issues both timely and timeless. I arrived in Paris yesterday, scheduled to give a […]
Nicholas Kristof JAN. 7, 2015, NYTimes The French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo skewers people of all faiths and backgrounds. One cartoon showed rolls of toilet paper marked “Bible,” “Torah” and “Quran,” and the explanation: “In the toilet, all religions.” Yet when masked gunmen stormed Charlie Hebdo’s offices in Paris on […]
Hindus upset at Australian brewery continuing with Ganesh-Lakshmi beer labels Despite apologizing and promising to re-design their bottles and packaging and removing the objectionable images from the website in 2013, Brookvale (New South Wales, Australia) based “Brookvale Union” brewery’s ginger beer is still carrying juxtaposed images of Hindu deities Ganesh […]
Bob Elliott’s 101 most influential Canadians in baseball… Adnan Virk is # 47 1 By Bob Elliott, Toronto Sun http://www.torontosun.com/2015/01/06/bob-elliotts-top-101-most-influential-canadians-in-baseball First posted: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 03:12 AM EST | Updated: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 04:43 PM EST Russell Martin (DAN HAMILTON, USA Today) The Kansas City Royals were winning […]
India Today Online New Delhi, November 28, 2013 | UPDATED 14:00 IST “When a woman goes swimming, as the word for sea is masculine, when “the water touches the woman’s private parts, she becomes an ‘adulteress’ and should be punished.” – Summary of a report titled “The misguided Fatwas of the Muslim […]
Saudi Women Driving Activists Sent to Terrorist Tribunal Loujain al-Hathou and Maysa al-Amoudi, two women’s driving rights activists are being sent to a special terrorism court to stand trial. ClarionProject.com Saudi women’s driving activists Loujain al-Hathoul and Maysa al-Amoudi. Two women activists who were arrested at the beginning of December […]
Mosque catches fire with 20 people inside Associated Press | December 26, 2014 3:59 PM ET Pontus Stenberg / Associated PressFiremen work outside a still smoking cellar mosque in Eskilstuna, Sweden on Thursday. Five of the twenty at prayer inside were taken to hospital after inhaling smoke when a burning […]
Saudi Arabia Appoints Woman to Position in Two Holiest Mosques The head of the General Presidency of the Two Mosques, appointed Fatimah Al-Rashoud as head of the Women Guidance Committee. Wed, December 24, 2014 The Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, one of the two holy mosques. (Photo: © Wikipedia) […]
France Orders Troop Reinforcements After Attacks By AURELIEN BREEDEN and ALAN COWELLDEC. 23, 2014 NYTimes.com PARIS — After a string of attacks across France that have heightened concerns about Islamic militancy, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Tuesday that hundreds of additional military personnel would be ordered onto the streets […]
Islamabad’s Lal Masjid Imam Maulana Abdul Aziz’s Brazen Support to the Terrorists المولوي عبد العزيز -الإمام الديوبندي للمسجد الأحمر بباكستان- دعم الإرهابيين دعما كبيرا مقال افتتاحي في صحيفة نوائ وقت اليومية الأردية، باكستان (ترجمه من الإنجليزية: نيو إيج إسلام) الإمام في المسجد الأحمر( أو لال مسجد) الواقع في إسلام […]
I also believe that religion is a private matter between a person and his creator. The state has no right to interfere in the relationship between man and God. The […]
DAWN.COM,Sports Desk Published Dec 19, 2014 01:17pm This picture shows members of the Pakistan women’s Kabaddi team during a practice session. — AFP/File BARNALA- India : Pakistan’s women defeated Denmark on Friday to grab the 3rd position in the 2014 Kabaddi World Cup being played […]
It wasn’t the final atrocity Pervez Hoodbhoy Updated 2 days ago The author teaches physics in Lahore and Islamabad. http://www.dawn.com/news/1151930/it-wasnt-the-final-atrocity THE gut-wrenching massacre in Peshawar’s Army Public School has left Pakistan aghast and sickened. All political leaders have called for unity against terrorism. But this is no watershed event that […]
Justin Trudeau rules out coalition with NDP, says ‘immediate action’ needed on climate change Mark Kennedy, Postmedia News | December 19, 2014 | Last Updated: Dec 19 9:51 PM ET More from Postmedia News Liberal leader Justin Trudeau ruled out a coalition government, called climate change a serious threat and promised […]
Peshawar attack: Anupam Kher writes open letter to terrorists Courtesy : Dawn News Devastated by the news of the recent attack on Army Public School in Peshawar, Bollywood icon Anupam Kher […]