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VIDEO: Watch Arsalan on CNN on Fort Hood Shootings (November 2009)

November 9, 2009 The CNN blogger bunch discusses how the recent shootings at Ft. Hood will affect Muslims in America. Today’s CNN roundtable discussion includes Melody Moezzi and Arsalan Iftikhar of TheMuslimGuy.com Watch Arsalan’s 14-minute CNN Video Here:

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CNN COLUMN: “Murder Has No Religion”

November 9, 2009 By Arsalan Iftikhar Special to CNN Editor’s Note: Arsalan Iftikhar is an international human rights lawyer, founder of TheMuslimGuy.com and contributing editor for Islamica magazine in Washington.  Washington (CNN) — Most of the world’s 1.57 billion Muslims … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Election Day Results Could Have Implications For President Obama

Date Posted: November 6, 2009 Host Michel Martin speaks with Jimi Izrael, Ruben Navarrette, Lester Spence and Arsalan Iftikhar talk about the recent gubernatorial and mayoral races across the country. They also reflect on the recent tragedy of the Ft. … Continue reading

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COLUMNS: “Prayers for Fort Hood Tonight”

November 5, 2009 Arsalan Iftikhar November 5, 2009 First of all, as an American, my heart broke into two pieces tonight when I heard of the tragic mass murder at Fort Hood, Texas earlier this evening when a U.S. Army … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Jay-Z Takes The Stage At MLB World Series

Date Posted: October 30, 2009 In this installment of the Barbershop host Michel Martin talks all sports news with freelance journalist Jimi Izrael, editor and founder of the MuslimGuy.com Arsalan Iftikhar, Sports Illustrated reporter Pablo Torre, and sports writer for … Continue reading

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ASSOCIATED PRESS: Arsalan in AP Article on Powell Endorsement of Obama

October 24, 2008 “U.S. Muslim voters are election-year outcasts’ By Rachel Zoll, Associated Press Religion Writer ‘‘I don’t think there could have been any better messenger than Colin Powell, being someone who is a well-respected Republican, a former secretary of … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Izrael Likens ‘Latino In America’ To ‘Roots’ For Dummies

Date Posted: October 23, 2009 Host Michel Martin gets the scoop from Jimi Izrael, Arsalan Iftikhar, Ruben Navarrette and Gustavo Arrellano as they comb through the week’s latest headlines. The guys weigh in on CNN’s “Latino in America” documentary series … Continue reading

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MAGAZINE: Arsalan Ranked #8 on “Top 10 Best Twitter Accounts Muslims Should Follow”

From elan Magazine October 19, 2009 Arsalan Iftikhar (#8) was named along with Queen Rania (of Jordan at #1), Aziz Ansari (of NBC’s Parks and Recreation at #3), Reza Aslan (#2) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (#5) as one of “The 10 … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Rush Limbaugh’s NFL Bid Fumbles

Date Posted: October 16, 2009 Host Michel Martin checks in with Jimi Izrael, writer for theRoot.com; Editor Arsalan Iftikhar, founder of themuslimguy.com; syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette and NPR’s Political Editor Ken Rudin. The group offers their take on the week’s … Continue reading

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COLUMN: “An Evening With Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Shirin Ebadi”

October 15, 2009 By Arsalan Iftikhar True/Slant Contributor When TIME Magazine named 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Shirin Ebadi as one of their 2004 ‘TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World’, they rightfully noted that Dr. Ebadi was … Continue reading

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