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Shop Talk: Praying Kicks Off NFL Controversy

Date Posted: November 23, 2011 The Barbershop guys preview the upcoming football games and discuss whether Tim Tebow of the Denver Broncos distracts other players when praying on the field. The guys also share their Thanksgiving gratitude lists. Guest host … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: ‘Occupy’ Is More Trouble Than Progress?

Date Posted: November 18, 2011 The Barbershop guys weigh in on the Occupy Wall Street movement and the standoff between NBA players and owners. Host Michel Martin speaks with author Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney and author Arsalan Iftikhar, sports … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Scandals Hit Penn State, Herman Cain

Date Posted: November 11, 2011 The Barbershop guys weigh in on the Penn State scandal, Rick Perry’s debate flub, and Herman Cain’s handling of sexual harassment accusations. Host Michel Martin hears from former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, as … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: ‘Lynching’ Used Too Freely by Herman Cain?

Date Posted: November 4, 2011 This week’s Barbershop guys weigh in on the sexual harassment allegations dogging GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain’s campaign. They also discuss Kim Kardashian’s divorce and the return of the sketch comedy show In Living Color. … Continue reading

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WASHINGTON POST: “Paris Magazine Firebombing and Depicting Prophet Muhammad”

By Arsalan Iftikhar | WashingtonPost.com November 2, 2011   The office of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris was badly damaged by a firebomb early on Wednesday after it had published a spoof issue “guest edited” by the … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Role For U.S. In Post-Gadhafi Libya?

Date Posted: October 21, 2011 After ruling Libya for more than 40 years, Moammar Gadhafi was shot and killed Thursday. In the U.S., healthcare and immigration fueled a heated debate Tuesday between GOP presidential aspirants, and the Texas Rangers and … Continue reading

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Shop Talk: Tea Party Battles ‘Occupy Wall Street’

Date Posted: October 14, 2011 GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain surges to the top of the polls. The Tea Party is launching a counter-offensive against the Occupy Wall Street movement. And Detroit sports teams are enjoying exceptional seasons. Weighing in … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Watch Arsalan Co-Host Al-Jazeera English TV Show

From October 13, 2011 From Al-Jazeera English TV Show ‘The Stream’: “Arsalan Iftikhar, author of Islamic Pacifism: Global Muslims in the Post-Osama Era and founder of TheMuslimGuy.com, will be co-hosting the show…” Watch 35-Minute TV Episode Here:

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Shop Talk: Monday Night Football Needs New Song

Date Posted: October 7, 2011 Civil rights hero Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, Harvard Law School’s first black tenured professor Derrick Bell, and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died this week. And as ESPN decided to drop Hank Williams Junior and his song … Continue reading

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Washington University Magazine Profile on Arsalan Iftikhar (October 2011)

From Washington University Magazine October 2011 Issue For Arsalan Iftikhar (AB ’99, JD ’03), the catastrophe of September 11, 2011, changed everything. After sending a condemnatory statement to major U.S. newspapers, he became a much-sought-after media analyst. Whether they awoke … Continue reading

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