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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.
Pakistan erased Int. NYT cover story
Pakistan erased an entire International New York Times cover story By Chris Welch on March 22, 2014 12:53 pm Email 191Comments Don’t miss stories Follow The Verge 71 inShare Today’s edition of The International New York Times was stripped of its cover story in Pakistan. Instead of seeing a lengthy report on […]
Pakistan: Council of Islamic Ideology has been in overdrive
Khaled Ahmed | March 21, 2014 9:53 am, Indian Express CII has become aggressive with Talibanisation and the capacity of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to target-kill people supporting modern or “liberal” views. (Reuters) Summary In Pakistan, the Council of Islamic Ideology has been in overdrive. It could be a portent. […]
Guru Gobind Singh lived by example – Khushwant Singh
He lived by example Khushwant Singh | May 17, 2011, 12.00 AM IST READ MORE Sikh|Mughals|guru Guru Gobind Singh lived by example RELATED The eternal guru Guru Cool Lord of the seven hills Dialogue with Lord of Death What kind of man was Guru Gobind Singh? I will draw your […]
ESPN sports media’s rising stars
Adnan Virk is Joan Rivers to Keith Olbermann’s Johnny Carson By Jeff Hale | Eh Game – 13 hours ago http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/eh-game/adnan-virk-joan-rivers-keith-olbermann-johnny-carson-221953291.html Adnan Virk, left, co-hosting ESPN’s Mike and Mike radio show with Mike Golic. Ask Adnan Virk if he is a rising star at ESPN and he will refer to the assessment […]
How to pass in front of a person offering salat
How to pass in front of a person offering Salat, a novel method, you be the judge: http://youtu.be/_mLmmOPxu6c
Searching for missing airplane: Malaysia deploys witch doctors
Tarek FATAH Search for airplane takes bizarre twist, finding airplane by deploying coconuts 42 By Tarek Fatah ,Toronto Sun First posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 06:15 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 06:23 PM EDT Ibrahim Mat Zin, centre, a local well-known “bomoh”, or shaman, holds two coconuts […]
Happy Nowruz to all Iranian friends
haft-sin churshama kulla Nowrūz (Persian: نوروز, IPA: [nouˈɾuːz], meaning “[The] New Day”) is the name of the Iranian New Year in the Solar Hijri calendar.[16][17] Nowruz is also referred to as the Persian New Year.[18][19][20][21] Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in the […]
Legenday Indian author Khushwant Singh dies at 99
Indian author Khushwant Singh dies Khushwant Singh was known for his biting satire One of India’s best known authors and journalists, Khushwant Singh, has died aged 99, his family says. A prolific writer, he wrote dozens of novels and short story collections. He also edited several magazines and newspapers in […]
Only In India
Only in India 75 SECOUNDS IN A MINUTE DURA BLADES VICKS ALL PURPOSE RUB HUBBLY AIRCON IN HUT ADT ALARM SYSTEM HAPPY DIWALI UNIVERSAL SIDE MIRRORS NO SMOKING KEEP ENGINE SAFE CHEAPEST CAR SECURITY LG AIRCON 2013 PLANET FITNESS LATEST EQUIPMENT BEST WATER CONNECTION STAINLESS STEEL HELMET RACING SEATS […]
Hadrat Umar ibn al-Khattab – his generous treatment of Non-Muslims
By Zakaria Virk, Toronto, Canada Sayyedna Hazrat Umar ibn al-Khattab (586- Nov 3. 644) was one of the outstanding figures of early Islam. His crowning achievement was laying the foundation of Islamic Empire. He belonged to the clan of Adi of the tribe of Quraish. He was a businessman by […]
FACTS YOU DID’t KNOW
FACTS YOU DID KNOW………………… It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times! Gold is the only metal that doesn’t rust, even if it’s buried in the ground for thousands of years . Your tongue is […]
Religious persecution continues in Pakistan
Religious persecution in Pakistan Written by Pervez Hoodbhoy Thursday, 13 March 2014 18:57 http://viewpointonline.net/2014/03/vp192/religious-persecution-in-pakistan Blaise Pascal, the famous 17th century philosopher and mathematician, observed that “men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it for religious conviction”. His words could apply to Muslim-killing Hindus of Gujarat, […]
Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif approves lifting of ban on underage marriage
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif approves lifting of ban on underage marriage IndiaToday.in New Delhi, March 13, 2014 | UPDATED 17:57 IST Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has reportedly given his approval for the removal of the law banning underage marriage as well as the law regarding the second marriage of a man […]
Denmark: Islamists threaten poet Yahya Hassan.
Der Spiegel Since his rise to fame, Islamists have threatened to kill 18-year-old Danish poet Yahya Hassan. They are angered by the portrayals in his writing of his immigrant family background, which he describes as backwards, hypocritical and blinded by religion. Yahya Hassan has only written one volume of poetry. It’s modern, […]
Amazing story of Earth’s most famous photo
This is a slice of space history, important for the next generation to know about: if the link does not copy past it on your browser The Story Of The Earth’s Most Famous Photo
Pakistan: death by GM contamination
http://www.nation.com.pk/columns/11-Mar-2014/death-by-gm-contamination Death by GM contamination March 11, 2014 NAJMA SADEQUE How did all this happen? Easily. By steady, unrelenting persuasion by a chemical-cum-GM seed multinational sitting around in Pakistan the past 15 years, seemingly twiddling its thumbs. Starting in America, nothing happened by accident but by a well thought-out […]
Canada’s radical Muslim activists no longer taken seriously
Toronto Ezra Levant’s trial echoes a time when Canada’s radical Muslim activists were taken seriously Jonathan Kay | March 7, 2014 | Last Updated: Mar 7 3:45 PM ET More from Jonathan Kay | @jonkay Peter J. Thompson/National Post/FilesCanadian Islamic Congress lawyer Faisal Joseph (center) with law students Naseem Mithoowani (left) […]