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.
Melinda Maldonado, Staff Reporter The Toronto Star, Aug 7, 2013 Days before Eid, a Woodbridge family marks the holy month like millions of others, with a little karate and bangle-jingling thrown in. Mansoora Chaudhery and her daughter Areej Ahmed, 9, pray during a meal breaking their daytime fast in their […]
My Wife DOES NOT WORK !!! Conversation between a Husband (H) and a Psychologist (P): P : What do you do for a living Mr Bandy ? H : I work as an Accountant in a Bank. P : Your Wife ? H : She doesn’t work. She’s a Housewife […]
Using religion to spread hate To hear a Christian invoke the Qur’an to justify Islamic war against non-Muslims is truly bizarre Tarek Fatah, The Toronto Sun, http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/06/using-religion-to-spread-hate A Christian Palestinian urged Muslim Canadians to wage war on the Jewish State of Israel. And he did this by invoking a verse […]
NYTimes.com This Heroine Wears a Burqa to Fight Evil, By SALMAN MASOOD and DECLAN WALSH, Published: July 28, 2013 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Cartoon fans in Pakistan have been excited by the arrival of the country’s first caped crusader, in the form of a female superhero who flies through the air, […]
Clarionproject.org The Council on American Islamic Relations-Canada (CAIR-CAN) has changed its name to the National Council of Canadian Muslims, hoping to distance itself from the reputation of the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood entity. It actually wants you to believe that CAIR-Canada isn’t connected to CAIR. http://secure.clarionproject.org/analysis/cair-canada-alters-name-to-dodge-islamist-links CAIR-CA made the announcement on […]
Wall street Journal By SYED ZAIN AL-MAHMOOD Jamaat-e-Islami Styles Itself After Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood DHAKA—A court in Bangladesh struck down the electoral registration of the country’s largest Islamist party, leading to fears of further political instability ahead of elections due early next year. The three-member high court panel on Thursday […]
Water or Coke? We all know that water is important but I’ve never seen it written like this before. and REMEMBER if you “SHARE” this post it will SAVE on your personal page so you can refer to it later. WATER 1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. 2. In […]
By: Jesse McLean Investigative News reporter, Published on Thu Jul 25 2013 The Toronto Star, July 25, 2013 Money raised by an Islamic charity created to help Canada’s poor and needy instead went overseas, potentially into the hands of violent militants, a government audit has found. The federal charity watchdog […]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Annysa Johnson, July 22, 2013 Inside the Bait-ul Qadir mosque on Fond du Lac Ave., a small group of men gathers before the midday prayer. They speak of the weather, their families, the inanities of daily affairs — but also the great mysteries of life and the […]
My first job was working in an Orange Juice factory, but I got canned. Couldn’t concentrate. 2. Then I worked in the woods as a Lumberjack, but just couldn’t hack it, so they gave me the axe. 3. After that, I tried being a Tailor, but wasn’t suited for it […]
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization announced that MERS — the new coronavirus in the Middle East — is not yet considered a public health emergency. But emergency or not, the situation is a serious one. To date, MERS has infected 88 people and killed 45 people — some of […]
The Corpse of American Diplomacy lies among 51 dead Egyptians Tarek Fatah The Toronto SUN, July 10, 2013 By the time the Egyptian army stopped firing on demonstrators in Cairo on Sunday, 51 people lay dead with 400 wounded. Among the Egyptian bodies, lay the corpse of American diplomacy and […]
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How To Prevent Cancer Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins: 1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in […]
PAKISTAN: Ahmadis are once again persecuted even as the new government is formed June 4, 2013 For some time now anti-Jamaat-e-Ahmadiya (Jaamat) activities have been escalating all over Pakistan and particularly in Lahore. The members of Jamaat have been mercilessly tortured and rebuked in public over fake and felonious accusations. […]
By: Arshy Mann Staff Reporter, Published on Tue Jul 09 2013 The Toronto Star Toronto is still recovering from an unprecedented rainstorm that shattered records and paralyzed the city. Subway service has resumed fully on the Sheppard and the Yonge-University-Spadina lines and on much of the Bloor-Danforth line. However, there […]
By Rob Crilly, Islamabad 9:03PM BST 30 Jun 2013 The girls, aged 15 and 16, are seen running around wearing traditional dress, covered in green and purple headscarves, outside their simple stone bungalow in the town of Chilas, in the far north of the country. Local media reports named them […]
By: Jessica McDiarmid News reporter, Published on Thu Jul 04 2013 The Toronto Star A Toronto fundraiser that encourages people to give to a food bank during Ramadan is spreading across the country. Toronto lawyer Ziyaad Mia launchedGive 30 last year, deciding to divert daily coffee money he saved during […]
Bringing Communities Closer in Calgary Humanity First Relief Teams consisting of 70 Volunteers went to Bowness, Erlton, Roxborough Park and Elbow Park communities. Residents in the community of Roxborough were helped to remove furniture personal belongings, carpets, fridges, stoves, bedroom furniture, and anything and everything that was affected by water. […]
A man was granted two wishes by God. He asked for the best drink and the best woman ever. He got holy water and Mother Teresa. . . . . . . . . . . . There are three kinds of men in this world. Some remain single and […]