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.
Africa’s wars betray Mandela’s legacy Tarek Fatah By Tarek Fatah ,Toronto Sun First posted: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 07:09 PM EST | Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 07:18 PM EST mandelaPic Nelson Mandela. HOWARD BURDITT/REUTERS FILES So much has been written about Nelson Mandela it would be an exercise in […]
Source: Brainpickings by Maria Popova Collision and convergence in Truth and Beauty at the intersection of science and spirituality. EINSTEIN: Do you believe in the Divine as isolated from […]
HOW TO START A FIGHT 1. One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a plot in the graveyard as a Christmas gift… The next year, I didn’t buy her a gift. When she asked me why, I replied, “Well, you still haven’t used the gift I bought you last […]
LONDON — An American drone strike killed the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsud, on Friday, according to Pakistani intelligence officials and militant commanders in the tribal belt. Hakimullah Mehsud, 36, the ruthless leader of the Pakistani If confirmed, his death would be a major achievement for the covert […]
Bob Rae, The Globe and Mail Oct 30, 2013 More than 20 years ago (keep your eyes open now), I participated in the constitutional process we now know as the Charlottetown Accord. After the failure of Meech, it was an eighteen month effort by the federal government, provinces, territories and […]
watch this song by Alaa Wardi …………… October 26, 2013 cbc.ca Authorities in Saudi Arabia have stepped up a warning to women not to defy a ban on female drivers by taking part in a mass driving protest on Saturday. The country’s interior minister has toughened the Saudi government line […]
Winnipg, Manitoba, Canada A Winnipeg lawyer and political neophyte will lead the Manitoba Liberal Party into the next general election, expected in the spring of 2016. Rana Bokhari stunned some observers Saturday with a first-ballot victory over businessman and author Dougald Lamont and longtime party insider and consultant Bob Axworthy. […]
How True! Chinese Philosophy When without money, keep pigs; When have money, keep dogs. When without money, eat wild vegetables (sweet potato leaves) at home ; When have money, eat same wild vegetables in fine restaurant. When without money, ride bicycle; When have money, ride exercise machine. When without money, […]
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her. David Bissonette After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can’t face each other, but still they stay together. Sacha Guitry By all means marry. If you get […]
Connecticut – An ESPN Muslim sports caster Adnan Virk, is hosting the baseball MLB World Series in St. Louis. ESPN – the leading sports network world wide is headquartered in Bristol, Conn. Following entry is from Wikipedia.org Adnan Virk From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Adnan Virk […]
Here are some stamps issued on the occasion of Khilafat centenary 1908-2008, by US and Canadian governments. Bottom stamps issued by Canadian government some 10 years ago, to celebrate the Sikh faith in Canada
I Shall Not Hate” Conference at College Street United Church 454 College Street W Toronto, ON Oct 25 — 26 Starts: 8:00 AM Ends: 9:30 AM View all dates↓ 416-929-3019 Contact Listing Owner http://www.collegestreetunited.com PRICE: $99.00 for two days, $65.00 one day $10.00 Students -2 days AGE: 18+ College Street United Church […]
Holy Logic: Computer Scientists ‘Prove’ God Exists By David Knight http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/scientists-use-computer-to-mathematically-prove-goedel-god-theorem-a-928668.html#ref=nl-international Austrian mathematician Kurt Gödel kept his proof of God’s existence a secret for decades. Now two scientists say they have proven it mathematically using a computer. Zoom picture-alliance/ Imagno/ Wiener Stadt- und Landesbibliothek Austrian mathematician Kurt Gödel kept his […]
Holy Logic: Computer Scientists ‘Prove’ God Exists By David Knight http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/scientists-use-computer-to-mathematically-prove-goedel-god-theorem-a-928668.html#ref=nl-international Austrian mathematician Kurt Gödel kept his proof of God’s existence a secret for decades. Now two scientists say they have proven it mathematically using a computer. Zoom picture-alliance/ Imagno/ Wiener Stadt- und Landesbibliothek Austrian mathematician Kurt Gödel kept his […]
Popstar Rihanna was asked to leave an Abu Dhabi mosque because she did not have permission for a photoshoot, it emerged today. Staff at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque say they asked the singer to leave the compound after her actions were considered to be at odds with the ‘sanctity’ of […]
Canadian government scientists can’t speak freely because of meddling: Survey An Environics survey suggests 86 per cent of scientists feel they could not speak out against dangerous departmental decisions without retaliation. Bruce Campion-Smith / Toronto Star Oct. 22, 2013 OTTAWA—Political meddling is compromising the federal government’s ability to craft fact-based […]
Following citation is from Ontario Non-profit Housing Associaiton http://www.onpha.on.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=ONPHA_awards&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=14899 Lal Khan Malik Ahmadiyya Abode of Peace, Finch Ave. West. Weston, Ontario Lal was appointed as assistant administrator of Ahmadiyya Abode of Peace in March 1993. He successfully took on the challenge of setting up policies and procedures for the new […]
May I be a sacrifice to your street, oh fatherland, where It has become custom that no-one shall go with head held high And that any lover who comes out on pilgrimage Must go with furtive looks, go in fear of body and life; Applied to the people of heart […]
My daily resolve and prayer, yours should be too. I will try this day to live a simple sincere and serene life, repelling promptly every thought of discontent, anxiety, discouragement, impurity, and self-seeking, cultivating cheerfulness, magnanimity, charity, and the habit of holy silence, exercising economy in expenditure, generosity in giving, […]
http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/walk-the-talk/walk-the-talk-with-his-highness-aga-khan/293281?curl=1381679826 Walk The Talk with His Highness Aga Khan Published On: October 5, 2013 | Duration: 22 min, 26 sec ndtv tv This week we travel to outskirts of Hyderabad to interview His Highness The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Community and Founder and Chairman of The Aga […]