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Shop Talk: Bill Clinton To The Rescue

Date Posted: August 7, 2009 In the latest edition of the Barbershop, journalists Jimi Izrael, Ruben Navarrette, Arsalan Iftikhar, and Pablo Torre, take on some of the week’s top stories, including the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, former President Bill … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Watch Arsalan on CNN (August 2009)

August 6, 2009 CNN.com’s blogger bunch discusses the relevance of the Postal Service as it considers closing hundreds of offices. Watch Arsalan’s 16-minute CNN Video Here…

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Shop Talk: Obama Happy Hour: Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Date Posted: July 31, 2009 NPR Host Michel Martin joins freelance writer Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney and editor Arsalan Iftikhar, political science professor Lester Spence, and journalist Quinn Klinefelter to comb through the week’s headlines. The guys weigh in … Continue reading

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COLUMN: “Hey Nicholas Sarkozy: Why Not Ban Bikinis Too?”

July 30, 2009 By Arsalan Iftikhar True/Slant Contributor First of all, I am no fan of the burqa… Secondly, I am no fan of French President Nicholas Sarkozy… I love France…Sarkozy, not so much… Third (and most importantly), as an … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Watch Arsalan on CNN (July 2009)

July 30, 2009 VIDEO of Arsalan Iftikhar on CNN roundtable segment on President Barack Obama ‘Beer Summit’ with Harvard Professor Dr. Henry Louis Gates and Cambridge Police Officer James Crowley. Watch Arsalan’s 17-minute CNN Interview Here… 

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Magazine Profile of Arsalan Iftikhar (July 2009)

The Face of “The Muslim Guy”: Arsalan Iftikhar Finds the Time to Do It All By Yara Souza elan Magazine July 27, 2009 Odds are you’ve already seen him on a CNN roundtable, heard him on NPR or read his … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Should Michael Vick Return To The NFL?

Date Posted: July 24, 2009 Barbershop guys Jimi Izrael, Arsalan Iftikhar, Lester Spence, and Pablo Torre comb through the some week’s controversial headlines. This week, hear feedback on the arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., President Obama’s push … Continue reading

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COLUMN: “Presidential Birth Certificates: Modern-Day ‘Freedom Papers’?”

July 23, 2009 By Arsalan Iftikhar True/Slant Contributor For those of you who are unaware, the ‘Birthers’ movement is a pejorative term (like the 9/11 Truthers) used by the many in American media to ridicule those right-wing polemicists who believe … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Watch Arsalan on CNN (July 2009)

July 21, 2009 VIDEO of Arsalan Iftikhar on CNN roundtable segment on President Barack Obama Watch Arsalan’s 12-minute CNN Interview Here…

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Shop Talk: Guys Talk Sotomayor And Baseball

Date Posted: July 17, 2009 The guys in this week’s Barbershop talk about President Obama’s recent address to NAACP convention goers, Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Major League Baseball Manager Manny Acta’s firing from the Washington Nationals team, … Continue reading

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