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AUDIO: Arsalan on NPR on Christmas Day Airline Plot

December 29, 2009 A branch of Al-Qaeda clamed responsibility for the foiled bombing attack of Detroit-bound Delta Airlines Flight on Christmas Day. The Al-Qaeda offshoot at the center of the controversy is based in Yemen. Arsalan Iftikhar, a civil rights … Continue reading

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ASSOCIATED PRESS: Arsalan Quoted in AP Article on Extremist Groups

Date Posted: December 20, 2009 Did ‘Jihadi cool’ lure 5 Americans to Pakistan? By MARTHA IRVINE and NAFEESA SYEED (AP) That’s particularly scary to some Muslims, including Arsalan Iftikhar, an international human rights lawyer and commentator in Washington, D.C., who … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Health Care Overhaul Almost As Important As Tiger Woods’ Drama

Date Posted: December 18, 2009 In this week’s Barbershop, host Michel Martin chat with Editor and Founder of the Muslimguy.com Arsalan Iftikhar, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette, political science Professor Lester Spence and NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin. The group weighs … Continue reading

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CNN COLUMN: “Holy Jihad, Batman! Al-Qaeda Offers Condolences?”

Arsalan Iftikhar CNN AC360° Contributor Founder, TheMuslimGuy.com December 14, 2009 Holy jihad, Batman! Did Al-Qaeda just officially offer condolences to innocent civilians murdered by their stupid acts of terrorism? Well, sort of… According to CNN, Adam Gadahn- also known as ‘Azzam … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: ‘Keep Your Tiger Woods In Your Pants’

Date Posted: December 11, 2009 Freelance writer Jimi Izrael, editor and founder of the MuslimGuy.com Arsalan Iftikhar, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette and Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for The Washington Post, Eugene Robinson. They discuss whether President Obama’s acceptance of the … Continue reading

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CNN COLUMN: “The 5 ‘Wanna-Be’ Terrorists: Wake-Up Call for Our Muslim Youth”

Arsalan Iftikhar | CNN AC360° Contributor December 11, 2009 Dude…You have got to be kidding me… With the recent arrest of five young American Muslims in Sargodha, Pakistan on alleged charges of terrorism by Pakistani authorities, many of the over 7 … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Afghanistan, ‘Crasher Gate’ and Tiger Woods

Date Posted: December 4, 2009 Freelance writer Jimi Izrael, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar and NPR Senior Producer JJ Sutherland discuss President Obama’s call for a surge of U.S. troops to Afghanistan. The guys also debate … Continue reading

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COLUMN: “Hey Switzerland: We Don’t Need Your Minarets”

November 30, 2009 By Arsalan Iftikhar True/Slant Contributor First of all: Yes, it was indeed a slap in the face to Swiss (and European) Muslims that a recent ‘popular referendum’ vote backed primarily by right-wing nationalist parties was approved by … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Palin Does Oprah, Oprah Calls It Quits … For Now

November 20, 2009 Freelance journalist Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette and NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin give their take on the latest headlines. This week, the guys discuss former GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Lou Dobbs, Sammy Sosa Make For A Week Of Surprises

Date Posted: November 13, 2009 The guys in this week’s Barbershop — freelance writer Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, sports reporter Pablo Torre and syndicated columnist Gustavo Arellano — weigh in on the recent abrupt departure of talk … Continue reading

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