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Shop Talk: Should Kendrick Meek Stay In Florida Senate Race?

Date Posted: October 29, 2010 In this week’s installment of The Barbershop, host Michel Michel Martin talks with author Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarette and screenwriter and graphic novelist John Ridley. They discuss former … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Arsalan on Al-Jazeera English (WikiLeaks Iraq Documents)

Date Posted: October 23, 2010 Arsalan Iftikhar live on Al-Jazeera English to discuss the 400,000 documents released by the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks on the Iraq war. Watch 4-Minute Video of Arsalan on Al-Jazeera English Here:

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Shop Talk: Was NPR Right To Oust Juan Williams?

Date Posted: October 22, 2010 Tell Me More‘s weekly Barbershop segment discusses NPR’s firing of Juan Williams over his remarks about Muslims on the Fox News Channel. Host Michel Martin talks with author Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, … Continue reading

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CNN COLUMN: “NPR Right to Fire Juan Williams”

By Arsalan Iftikhar, Special to CNN Date Posted: October 22, 2010 Editor’s note: Arsalan Iftikhar is an international human rights lawyer, founder of TheMuslimGuy.com and legal fellow for the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding in Washington. (CNN) — Imagine for a … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: The Political Witchunt For Christine O’Donnell

Date Posted: October 8, 2010 The Barbershop guys discuss the campaign ad of Christine O’Donnell, Republican Senate nominee in Delaware, declaring that she’s “not a witch,” and reports in “The Nation” magazine that former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs hired illegal … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Philly Mayor Isn’t Black Enough?

Date Posted: October 1, 2010 The Barbershop Guys discuss Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’s views on a divide between the American civilian and the American soldier, and criticism that Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is “not black enough” for some residents … Continue reading

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CNN COLUMN: “My Review of Deepak Chopra’s Book Called ‘Muhammad’”

By Arsalan Iftikhar, Special to CNN Date Posted: September 22, 2010 Editor’s note: Arsalan Iftikhar is an international human rights lawyer, founder of TheMuslimGuy.com and legal fellow for the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding in Washington. It was nearly one year ago … Continue reading

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Newspaper Article on Arsalan’s Keynote Speech @ Washington University

From Washington University Date Posted: September 17, 2010 By Ken Zheng Arsalan Iftikhar was a residential advisor at Washington University when a plane crashed into the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. Nine years later, Iftikhar writes a blog about … Continue reading

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CNN COLUMN: “Lessons from the Whole Quran Burning Episode”

By Arsalan Iftikhar, Special to CNN September 14, 2010 Editor’s note: Arsalan Iftikhar is an international human rights lawyer, founder of TheMuslimGuy.com and legal fellow for the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding in Washington, D.C. Usually in America, when … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Glenn Beck A Civil Rights Leader?

Date Posted: August 27, 2010 Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck is hosting a rally this weekend to honor military families on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Junior’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Beck says he wants to carry … Continue reading

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