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.
Lawyer missing along with $3.5 million in clients’ money A Mississauga lawyer has disappeared after allegedly swindling millions of dollars from her clients and fleeing to India, according to the Law Society. Toronto Star, 2014/11/04 Mississauga real estate lawyer Rita Grewal is missing along with $3.5 million in clients’ mortgage […]
Radical Brides Are Banned From Fighting and Are Mostly Relegated To Cooking and Cleaning By Sabina Khan November 3, 2014 “Your day will revolve around cooking, cleaning, looking after and sometimes even educating the children … In addition, if your husband gives you permission, then you can go to […]
York U Muslim student group targets extremist views By Kevin Connor, Toronto Sun First posted: Thursday, October 23, 2014 05:47 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, October 23, 2014 06:01 […]
Chicago Teen Charged With Attempt to Support ISIS Voice of America Mohammed Hamzah Khan in an undated passport photo. VOA News November 03, 2014 7:18 PM Authorities in Chicago have charged 19-year-old Mohammed Hamzah Khan with attempt to leave the United States and join Islamic State fighters in Syria. He […]
Do you know this? If you look at a clock and the time is 3:15, what is the angle between the hour and the minute Hands? Which US president is credited with introducing French fries to America? Where was Florence nightingale born? What kind of person does […]
By Mahfooz Kanwar March 30, 2009 Canada’s Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is getting flak from the usual suspects, but he deserves praise instead. Recently, Kenney pointed out that while at a meeting in Toronto, members of Canada’s Pakistani community called on him to make Punjabi one of Canada’s official languages. […]
1 Your shoes are the first thing people subconsciously notice about you. Wear nice shoes. 2 If you sit for more than 11 hours a day, there’s a 50% chance you’ll die within the next 3 years. 3 There are at least 6 people in the world who look exactly […]
By Usama Khalid, October 26, 2014 Should the Muslims of India change with the times, taking cognizance of the big political change in India, in order to ensure their survival? The coming to power of the Hindu chauvinists bodes ill for the traditionalist Muslims, the ones inflexible in their display […]
NYTimes 2014/10/31 By RAKSHA KUMAR and ELLEN BARRYOCT. 30, 2014 BANGALORE, India — When a young wife in Bangalore approached the police to file criminal charges against her husband this month, she explained how her suspicions had mounted during the months after their arranged marriage. Beginning on their wedding day, […]
Arrest shows police using new strategy to charge suspected extremists Colin Freeze And SAHAR FATIMA Globeandmail MILTON, ONT. and and MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — The Globe and Mail Published Thursday, Oct. 30 2014, 3:00 AM EDT, Last updated Thursday, Oct. 30 2014, 11:59 AM EDT A 30-year-old assault-rifle collector from Pakistan has been […]
Bound for Syria: German Kurds Join Fight against Islamic State By Jörg Diehl and Fidelius Schmid DPA Kurds in Düsseldorf, Germany, demonstrate against Islamic State and show their support for besieged Kobani. Young Kurds from Germany are joining PKK’s fight against Islamic State in Syria. Security officials are concerned that tensions […]
Fatah Time to take on jihadist agenda 90 By Tarek Fatah, Toronto Sun First posted: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 07:00 PM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, October 28, 2014 07:07 PM EDT A mural on the side of a mosque on Gerrard St. E. (Craig Robertson/Toronto Sun files) At times, […]
The History of Saudi Arabian Links with Islamic Extremism By Annabelle Quince 22 October 2014 Islamic State militants have been in the headlines for months, but a group like IS don’t appear out of nowhere, they arise in a political and historic context. IS has emerged out of the opposition […]
Islam’s conversion problem Is enough being done to either stop or support troubled young converts? Adnan R. Khan Mcleans.ca October 27, 2014 11 All three men came from troubled backgrounds. All three suffered some degree of mental anguish, battled drug addiction and turned to Islam for purpose and meaning. All […]
Toronto Watch this memorable video, Prof. Dr Pervaiz Pervazi interviewing Prof. Mubarak Ahmad Abid, televised on RAWAL Tv Toronto. Prof Mubarak Ahmad Abid is a renowned poet of Ahmadiyya community. His poem ‘aye fazle umar’ has been a hit with young and old members for a long time. Prof Abid […]
Is Islam inherently violent? Quest for power — not religion — motivating jihadists, author says Patricia Pearson, Special to National Post | October 24, 2014 7:01 PM ET More from Special to National Post AP Photo via Militant Website, FileISIS fighters next to a police vehicle in Iraq’s Anbar Province in […]
Cold Lake, Alberta, National Post 2014/10/24 People in a small northeastern Alberta city came together Friday to help clean up a mosque that had its windows broken and “Go home” painted across the front wall. Mahmoud Elkadri, a mosque board member, said he noticed the vandalism when he went to […]
ماسٹر پیس تشریح to ایک استاد پرائیویٹ سکول میں میٹرک کی اردو کی کلاس پڑھاتاہے ‘ اس نے اپنے سٹوڈنٹس کا ٹیسٹ لینے کے لیے انہیں کچھ اشعار تشریح کرنے کے لیے دیے۔ جواب میں جو سامنے آیا وہ اپنی جگہ ایک ماسٹر پیس ہے۔ املاء سے تشریح تک […]
Islamophobia: the ugly side of the municipal election? Three people vying for positions in Monday’s municipal election have reported racist attacks this week COURTESY MUNIRA ABUKAR Hateful messages were scrawled on some of Ward 2 council candidate Munira Abukar’s campaign signs. By: Daniel Otis News Reporter, Published on Fri Oct […]