Arsalan Iftikhar is an international human rights lawyer and Contributing Editor for Islamica magazine; an international contemporary affairs magazine headquartered in Los Angeles and with editorial offices in London, Amman and Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Read more...
 
NPR Barbershop
Did Whitney Houston Tell All On 'Oprah'?

Date Posted: September 18, 2009

In this week's visit to the Barbershop guest host Mandalit del Barco discusses racism and the White House, Whitney Houston's appearance on the season opener of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and President Obama's comments on Kanye West. Joining her are Jimi Izrael, freelance journalist for TheRoot.com; Arsalan Iftikhar, civil rights attorney and the founder of themuslimguy.com; Lester Spence, political science professor at Johns Hopkins University, and Ken Rudin, NPR's political editor.

Listen to audio at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112957112

 
Obama Pitches His Plan, American Idol Picks Ellen (100th Episode)

Date Posted: September 11, 2009

In their 100th episode of Barbershop, freelance writer Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, NPR's Political Editor Ken Rudin and syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette discuss the week's news. The Barbershop guys talk about President Obama's address to a joint session of Congress and news that Ellen Degeneres will take Paula Abdul's spot as the newest American Idol judge. They also kickoff the start of the NFL season, revealing what teams they will be watching this year.

Listen to audio at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112743576

 
Can Obama Get His Groove Back?

Date Posted: September 4, 2009

In this week's installment of the Barbershop, guest host Allison Keyes talks with freelance writer Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney and editor Arsalan Iftikhar; NPR's political editor Ken Rudin and social commentator Marc Lamont, a social commentator and professor at Columbia University. They discuss President Obama's upcoming address to a Joint Session of Congress and his sliding approval rating, a Yale University study on Unmarried Black Women, pop singer Chris Brown's appearance on Larry King Live and former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's possible return to the political scene.

Listen to audio at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112550630 

 
Kennedy Emerged From Scandal To Civil Rights Champion

Date Posted: August 28, 2009

In the latest installment of the Barbershop, guest host Jennifer Ludden talks with freelance journalist Jimi Izrael, of TheRoot.com, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette, NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin and civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, founder of the MuslimGuy.com. The guys talk about the recent passing and legacy of Sen. Edward Kennedy, the Obamas' first vacation as the first family to Martha's Vineyard and the controversy surrounding Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray.

Listen to audio at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112329870

 
Why Is Brett Favre Back From 'Retirement'?
Date Posted: August 21, 2009

Host Michel Martin talks with freelance journalist Jimi Izrael who writes for The Root.com, Ruben Navarrette, a syndicated columnist who's frequently featured on CNN.com, Pablo Torre, a reporter for Sports Illustrated, and civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar who is the founder of the MuslimGuy.com. The Barbershop guys talk about bringing guns to President Obama's town hall meetings on health care, quarterback Brett Favre's coming out of retirement to play football – again, and Michael Vick's first interview since being conditionally reinstated by the NFL.

Listen to audio at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112098087
 
Shop: More Drama With The Clintons

Date Posted: August 14, 2009

The Barbershop guys reconvene to comb through the latest headlines. Jimi Izrael , Ruben Navarrette, Arsalan Iftikhar, and Pablo Torre weigh in on the hostility expressed across the country at town hall meetings on health care, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton's pointed response to a question posed to her that included a reference to her husband — former President Bill Clinton — and legendary basketball coach Rick Pitino's twisted sex scandal.

Listen to audio at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111885136

 
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