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Shop Talk: Barbershop Guys Weigh In On Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Date Posted: February 5, 2010 In this week’s installment of the Barbershop, Host Michel Martin talks with freelance writer Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, writer Keith Boykin and NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin. They discuss the military’s recent … Continue reading

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CNN COLUMN: “The Life of a Muslim De-Radicalizer”

Arsalan Iftikhar | BIO AC360° Contributor | Founder, TheMuslimGuy.com February 1, 2010 He is a lifelong Texan, registered Republican, die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan and professional Muslim ‘de-radicalizer’ all-in-one. Especially in light of both the recently-foiled Christmas day airline bombing plot in Detroit … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Jay Leno Whines To Oprah

Date Posted: January 29, 2010 In this week’s installment of the Barbershop, host Michel Martin joins regulars Jimi Izrael, Arsalan Iftikhar, Gustavo Arrellano and Ken Rudin talks to discuss MSNBC host Chris Matthew’s knee-jerk response to President Obama’s recent State … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Did Obama’s Missteps Lead To Democrat Defeat In Mass.?

Date Posted: January 22, 2010 Keep Watch Over New GOP In this week’s installment of the Barbershop, Host Michel Martin talks with freelance writer Jimi Izrael, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar and NPR Political Editor Ken … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Security Blunders Should Lead To Someone’s Firing

Date Posted: January 8, 2010 Host Michel Martin listens in as freelance writer Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, sports reporter Pablo Torre and NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin give their take on the latest events to make news. … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Watch Arsalan on Al-Jazeera English (Christmas Day Bomb Plot)

January 5, 2010  Arsalan Iftikhar on Al-Jazeera English Television (January 5, 2010) on Airport Security in light of the 2009 Christmas Day Airline Terror Plot on Northwest Airlines Flight 253.    Watch Video of Arsalan’s Interview on Al-Jazeera English Here:

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CNN COLUMN: “Why Racial Profiling Doesn’t Work”

By Arsalan Iftikhar | Special to CNN January 5, 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. Washington (CNN) – In light … Continue reading

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Arsalan’s Article in January 2010 Issue of Esquire Magazine

January 2010 Read Arsalan Iftikhar’s article on President Obama’s first year of office in the January 2010 issue in Esquire Magazine (Middle East edition) Read Arsalan’s article in Esquire Magazine (Middle East edition) Here…

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Shop Talk: The Year 2009 Full Of Glory & Despair

Date Posted: December 31, 2009 The Barbershop guys offer their take on some of the more prominent stories to make headlines in 2009, such as the arrest of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates after he was perceived as a … Continue reading

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COLUMN: “The Return of the Butt Bombers”

December 30, 2009 By Arsalan Iftikhar True/Slant Contributor Holy underwear, Batman! Looks like the ‘Butt Bombers’ are at it again… From the most-recent thwarted attempt to blow up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 en route from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to Detroit … Continue reading

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