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.
NBA: India touted as league’s ‘next great frontier’ The NBA has big hopes for developing basketball in India, the world’s second-most populous country. NBA Photos / NBAE/GETTY IMAGES Toronto native Sim Bhullar, left, the first person of Indian descent to sign an NBA contract, and Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive […]
My hijab is my fashion statement Dina Zayed has found creative ways to standout fashion-wise while honouring her religious beliefs Toronto Stat 2014/08/18 Ahmed Hamed Dina Zayed always matches her headscarf to her outfit. By: Dina Zayed Special to the Star, Published on Mon Aug 18 2014 At all the […]
Justin Trudeau ‘extremely troubled’ after home broken into, ‘threatening’ note left Police, RCMP investigating after a reported break-in at Liberal leader’s home while he was in Winnipeg. Aaron Vincent Elkaim / THE CANADIAN PRESS Liberal Adam Vaughan, left, celebrates a his Toronto byelection win in June with party leader Justin […]
ATM tech wearing burqa disguise arrested leaving bank with suitcase of cash Chicagotribune.com By Jason Meisner 2014/08/15 The late-night scene outside the bank in west suburban LaGrange unfolded like a bad Hollywood script, complete with a burqa-wearing bank robber, a suitcase full of cash, a getaway driver and an alleged […]
Is having ‘brown’ skin, in Australia, a crime? By Anusha Omair Chaudry less than a minute ago tribune.com.pk 2014/08/15 2 CommentsShare this Print Email The colour brown is not tantamount to being intellectually inferior, vicious, manipulative, dishonest, uneducated, ill-mannered and dirty. Ali, 26, was lying unconscious on the concrete footpath […]
Toronto-born, 7-foot-5 centre Sim Bhullar is the first player of Indian heritage to sign with an NBA team. Bernard Weil / Toronto Star file photo 2014/08/15 Toronto-born Sim Bhullar, 7-foot-5 centre, worked out in June for the Raptors in June. By: Josh Rubin Staff Reporter, Published on Fri Aug 15 […]
Ahmadiyya Inter-Faith Conference: Muslims, Christians, others mull over Boko Haram on August 08, 2014 By Haroon I Balogun Adherents of various beliefs last week rose from inter-faith conference organised by the Ahmadiya Muslim Jamaat, Eastern Zone with a resolve to come together to fight all forms of religious deviants in […]
Maryam Mirzakhani, a Professor at Stanford, was one of four winners honored Wednesday at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Seoul. She was honored in 2014 and she died of […]
Doctor Jaspreet Singh Batra, Victim Of Another Alleged Sikh Hate Crime, Urges Message Of Forgiveness The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg Posted: 08/11/2014 3:16 pm EDT Updated: 08/11/2014 3:59 pm EDT Doctor Jaspreet Singh Batra came forward on Monday as the victim of an alleged Sikh hate crime that took […]
By DAVE ITZKOFFAUG. 11, 2014 NYTimes Continue reading the main story Slide Show Slide Show|14 Photos Robin Williams in Pictures CreditJay Paul for The New York Times Robin Williams, the comedian who evolved into the surprisingly nuanced, Academy Award-winning actor, imbuing his performances with wild inventiveness and a kind of […]
The events in Germany have been met with a sense of foreboding that the war in Syria and Iraq has now arrived on Germany’s doorstep. North Westphalia – By Soeren Kern Mon, August 11, 2014 Clarionproject.org A member of the Yazidi community in Germany takes part in a protest against […]
They’re Killing Us’: The Disturbing Rise of the Islamic State By Katrin Kuntz and Christoph Reuter REUTERS… Der Spiegal International The Islamic State is conquering cities in Syria and Iraq with disturbing frequency and tens of thousands of Christians and Yazidis are fleeing. The US has begun air strikes, […]
Hollywood Studios Blacklist Penelope Cruz over Gaza Letter Accusing Israel of ‘Genocide’ By Fiona Keating | IB Times – Sat, Aug 9, 2014- yahoo.news Actress Penelope Cruz and her husband Javier Bardem have roused the fury of Hollywood producers, with pledges made to snub the Spanish couple. Oscar-winner Bardem and Cruz signed […]
Unlike federal NDP and Liberal party, Green party Leader Elizabeth May took a principled stand against the violence in Gaza. Haroon Siddiqui, The Toronto Star Adrian Wyld / THE CANADIAN PRESS file photo Green party Leader Elizabeth May denounced the three main federal parties for “parroting” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
By Web Desk Published: August 6, 2014 Source: Tribune Express Saudi Arabia has imposed a new law banning Saudi men from marrying women from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chad and Burma, Morocco World News reported. The law also imposes restrictive rules on men marrying Moroccan women. Quoting Saudi daily Makkah newspaper, the […]
U-20 World Cup: Host Canadians blanked in tournament opener Canada gets off to disappointing start with 1-0 loss to Ghana. Chris Young / THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada’s Ashley Lawrence , right, tussles with Ghana’s Fatima Alhasan during first-half action at the Under 20 Women’s World Cup at BMO Field Tuesday […]
Source: Yahoo News London (AFP) – A Foreign Office minister who was the first Muslim to sit in the British cabinet dramatically resigned on Tuesday over what she called the government’s “morally indefensible” policy on Gaza. The surprise decision by Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, who also had responsibility for faith and […]
Gaza Crisis: ‘The Real Danger to Israel Comes from Within’ Interview Conducted by Julia Amalia Heyer, Der Spiegel DPA Rubble of destroyed houses in the southern Gaza Strip after the Israeli withdrawal on Tuesday: “I think Israelis have lost what we can call a ‘humanitarian sensibility,’ the capacity to identify […]
http://www.jsonline.com 2 years after temple shooting, victim’s family relies on Sikh teachings Michael Sears Memorial services are being held through Tuesday at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek. On Aug. 5, 2012, six worshippers were killed and four other people were injured in a shooting. By Dinesh Ramde, […]
The Clarion Project A Chicago Imam preached that Muslims should wage war against Israel and that paradise awaits those who die fighting jihad. By Ryan Mauro Sun, August 3, 2014 Imam Mohamed Elimam of the Islamic Center of Chicago. A video has emerged of an imam in Chicago preaching that […]