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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
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
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
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
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