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.
Abdul Malik Rustam covered his face with the Muslim women’s garment to gain access to Shaher Bano Shahdady’s apartment after she sought a divorce. By: Alyshah Hasham Staff Reporter, Published on Wed Mar 05 2014, Toronto Star A man who disguised himself in a Muslim woman’s garment to strangle his […]
Right-Wing Extremism: Germany’s New Islamophobia Boom By SPIEGEL Staff March 05, 2014 – 05:02 PM Getty Images Across Germany, right-wing organizations are using anti-Islam rhetoric to further their ideas — and finding a receptive audience. Now legal experts are debating whether it’s time for a new kind of hate-crime legislation. […]
Hamilton man Zeeshan Qureshi charged in romance scam By Terry Davidson ,Toronto SunFirst posted: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 01:51 PM EST | Updated: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 02:02 PM EST Zeeshan Qureshi is facing multiple fraud charges. (Halton Police handout) Article Do you know anybody involved in this case? If […]
Aga Khan: ‘Without a doubt, I am seriously worried’ about the world Toronto — The Globe and Mail PublishedSaturday, Mar. 01 2014, 12:06 AM EST The Aga Khan, spiritual leader to the world’s 15 million Ismaili Muslims and an honorary Canadian, visited Canada this week to speak to a rare […]
Latest Edward Snowden revelation is that Yahoo webcam videos have been scooped up. program codenamed Optic Nerve gathered millions of stills Dreamstime image By: Heather Mallick Columnist, Published on Mon Toronto star, Mar 03 2014 Whenever British journalist Luke Harding, working on his new book about spying whistle-blower Edward Snowden, […]
Epigraph They ask thee (Muhammad) what they shall spend. Say: ‘Whatever of good and abundant wealth you spend should be for parents and near relatives and orphans and the needy […]
Moazzam Begg, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, has appeared in court charged with funding terrorism in Syria Moazzam Begg is charged with providing instruction and training for terrorism and funding terrorism in Syria, plus terrorism funding offences Photo: CARL COURT/AFP By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent 12:38PM GMT 01 Mar 2014 […]
Durham police have arrested and will charge a suspect in the death of 22-year-old Shabir Niazi. Shabir Niazi. By: Kim Magi Staff Reporter, Published on Sat Mar 01 2014 Durham police have arrested and will charge a suspect in the death of 22-year-old Shabir Niazi. Police said the 22-year-old […]
Justin Trudeau, Sophie Grégoire Announce Birth Of Baby Boy The Huffington Post Canada | Posted: 02/28/2014 10:06 am EST | Updated: 02/28/2014 2:59 pm EST 24 Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire, are the proud parents of a third child. Trudeau announced on Twitter that Grégoire gave birth to […]
11 Continuously Inhabited Oldest Cities in the World >>>> >>>> >>>> Ever since man learned to grow their own food and rear cattle, they have been living in permanent to semi-permanent settlements with certain degree of planning. Although opinions vary on whether any particular ancient settlement can be considered to […]
Toronto born Adnan Virk sitting in for Keith Olberman in New York yesterday.
A Syrian fruit vendor waiting for customers in the Shaar neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo. The city has been hit hard in the ongoing civil war in the country. The violence in the country has been ongoing for almost three years. Well over 100,000 people have been killed […]
An attempt to discuss human rights in Turkey prompted that government to throw Quebec’s controversial values charter back at Canada’s ambassador for religious freedom. Save to Mystar Blair Gable for The Toronto Star 25/2/2014 Andrew Bennett rejects any attempt to compare the persecution of minorities abroad with what’s happening in […]
Special Package for Businessmen. An Airline introduced a special package for Business men. Buy your ticket, get your wife’s ticket free. After great success, the company sent letters to all the wives asking how was the trip. All of them gave the same reply…”What trip?” New SIM to […]
RCMP charge missing Toronto financier with $4.3-million mortgage fraud TU THANH HA The Globe and Mail OmarKalair Published Wednesday, Feb. 19 2014, 1:59 PM EST, Last updated Thursday, Feb. 20 2014, 7:29 AM EST The RCMP has filed fraud charges against a Toronto Islamic financier who went missing after he […]
Fridge sensor gives Newfoundland woman peace of mind about her mother in Ottawa Technology developed by Toronto entrepreneur Alan Majer was pilot-tested though a partnership program with George Brown students. Save to Mystar Keith Beaty / Toronto Star Order this photo George Brown graduate Sam Zhang shows off a device […]
Liberals elect Anna Gainey, a Trudeau confidante, as new party president Anna Gainey, 36, who has a new infant, will likely be a low-key president of the Liberal party, eschewing the spotlight to work in the background as she always has. Toronto Star, February 23, 2014 Peter Mccabe / for […]
Justin Trudeau tells Liberal convention to fight fear with hope New Liberal leader, in an opening-night speech to the party’s Montreal convention, says “fear can only be beaten back with hope.” Thestar.com 20/2/2014 Ryan Remiorz / THE CANADIAN PRESS Justin Trudeau makes his inaugural convention speech as Liberal leader Thursday […]