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.
Forced marriages a hidden problem in Canada The Toronto Star, By: Debra Black Immigration Reporter, Published on Fri Sep 20 2013 Ground-breaking study finds 219 reported cases over just 3 years, cutting across lines of culture and nationality. And there may be many more flying the radar. Sandeep Chand experienced […]
Toronto Star, by Haroon Siddiqui, 18-9-2013 Faulty rationalizations for Quebec’s official bigotry: Since news broke of Pauline Marois’ Charter of Quebec Values, there has been a rise in ugly incidents. Quebec Premier Pauline Marois and PQ Minister Bernard Drainville with the controversial Charter of Quebec Values on Sept. 10, 2013. […]
http://www.jang.com.pk Jang London September 15, 2013 Asif Dar reporter Following report was published in Jang London on the wretched practice of Halalaa. A women whose husband had uttered divorce 3 times contacted a local Maulvi sahib who had her Halalaa done with several persons. Finally she got fed up and […]
American supermodel Kendra Spears became a princess yesterday after marrying the eldest son of billionaire racehorse owner, His Highness Aga Khan IV. The Seattle-born beauty, 24, wore a stunning ivory sari with gold embroidery to marry Prince Rahim Aga Khan, 41, in a traditional Muslim ceremony. After a short engagement […]
The Huffington Post | By Yasmine Hafiz Twitter erupted in a flurry of indignation as Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, was crowned as this year’s Miss America, with some of […]
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A noble, yet daunting task Dr Farzana Hassan, Toronto Sun First posted: Thursday, September 12, 2013 06:41 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013 06:47 PM EDT burkagirls TORONTO SUN FILES Cultural projects struggle to attract federal funding. Yet the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW) recently procured a […]
Eyewitness Places ICNA Official at Bangladesh Mass Killings by IPT News • Sep 10, 2013 at 12:47 pm A survivor of a 1971 Islamist killing spree in Bangladesh tearfully told a war crimes tribunal Monday that he saw a man who would go on to lead the Islamic Circle of […]
The journey to documenting Abdus Salam By Sher Khan / Creative: Abeera Khan / Creative: Fahad Naveed Published: June 20, 2013 Film-makers Zakir Thaver and Omar Vandal express their love for science through a documentary on Mohammad Abdus Salam. DESIGN: ABEERA KHAN / FAHAD NAVEED LAHORE: It was during a […]
Keep that brain working; see if you can figure out what these seven words all have in common? 1. Banana 2. Dresser 3. Grammar 4. Potato 5. Revive 6. Uneven 7. Assess —————————————————- Give it another try . . . Look at each word carefully. You’ll kick yourself when you […]
Teacher Tanya Khan touched lives far beyond the classroom The Toronto Star, September 3, 2013 By Tanya Khan was a popular teacher at Louis-Honore Frechette Public School in Thornhill. She died in August of complications from a brain aneurysm. Tanya Khan was a popular teacher at Louis-Honore Frechette Public School […]
Saguenay mosque vandalized, splattered with red fluid The Toronto Star, September 3, 2013 CHICOUTIMI, QUE.—Police in Quebec’s Saguenay region have been called in after a local mosque was vandalized over the weekend — splattered with what could possibly be pig blood. Representatives of the area’s small Muslim community say they […]
Worst countries for women to live in Sierra Leon Worst country in the world for women to live in is Sierra Leon. An average women lives 43 years. The reason for this is they have get worst kind of treatment in the society. For instance if a woman is gang […]
August 31, 2013 Saudi-Supplied Rebels Behind Chemical Attack by Dale Gavlak and Yahya Abaneh http://original.antiwar.com/Dale-Gavlak/2013/08/30/syrians-in-ghouta-claim-saudi-supplied-rebels-behind-chemical-attack/. GHOUTA, Syria – As the machinery for a U.S.-led military intervention in Syria gathers pace following last week’s chemical weapons attack, the U.S. and its allies may be targeting the wrong culprit. Interviews with people […]
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