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CNN VIDEO: Arsalan on CNN (Death of Anwar Al-Awlaki)

From CNN September 30, 2011 Watch Arsalan Iftikhar on CNN discussing the death of Anwar Al-Awlaki here:

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Shop Talk: Reactions To U.S.-Born Terrorist’s Death

Date Posted: September 30, 2011 Al Qaeda outpost leader Anwar al-Awlaki was killed Friday in Yemen. The trial of Michael Jackson’s physician began this week and testimony has intensified. Also, the Obama administration is hosting special events to honor Hispanic … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Death Penalty, GOP Debate

Date Posted: September 23, 2011 Troy Davis was executed Wednesday for the 1989 death of a police officer, despite protests nationwide and Davis’ innocence plea. Also, Thursday night’s GOP presidential primary debate included heated exchanges between Rick Perry and Mitt … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Jobs, Poverty & Tyler Perry

Date Posted: September 16, 2011 This week, House Speaker Boehner acknowledged some common ground between his jobs plan and the president’s plan, but said Obama’s program doesn’t quite add up. Also, the U.S. Census Bureau reported the latest poverty figures, … Continue reading

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DAILY BEAST: “Muslims Mourn With Nation”

By Arsalan Iftikhar | The Daily Beast September 11, 2011   Exactly 10 Septembers ago, our global community would awake to witness one monumental act of craven inhumanity that would change our world forever in one fell terroristic swoop. In … Continue reading

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Barbershop: Jobs Plan Scuffle & MLK, Jr. Quote

Date Posted: September 2, 2011 John Boehner refuses Barack Obama’s request for a joint session of Congress next Wednesday to discuss jobs. CBC members exchange heated comments about the Tea Party. Poet Maya Angelou criticizes the quote engraved on the … Continue reading

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AUDIO: Arsalan’s NPR Commentary on Ramadan (August 2011)

August 29, 2011 For the past month, Muslims around the world have been fasting in observance of Ramadan, abstaining from food and water during daylight hours. International rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar and his friend, Rabiah Ahmed, board member of an … Continue reading

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Barbershop: King’s Legacy, Civil Rights, Gay Rights

Date Posted: August 26, 2011 With this week’s unveiling of the MLK, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall, the Barbershop guys weigh in on what King’s legacy means today. They also debate whether gay rights and civil rights are the … Continue reading

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CNN COLUMN: “Is the ‘Arab Spring’ Becoming the Arab Year?”

By Arsalan Iftikhar, Special to CNN August 25, 2011   (CNN) — In what has come to be universally known as the “Arab Spring,” in less than a year three major countries in North Africa have effectively ended nearly 100 … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Arsalan on Al-Jazeera English Television (August 2011)

Date Posted: August 24, 2011 Arsalan Iftikhar on Al-Jazeera English on August 24, 2011 discussing the release of Lockerbie Bomber Abdelbaset el-Megrahi. Watch 6-minute Arsalan Interview on Al-Jazeera English Here:

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