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by Arsalan Iftikhar July 23, 2012 James ‘Not-A-Terrorist’ Holmes 1) If the killer was a Muslim…The media would not be referring to the event as the ‘Colorado Massacre’…It would be called ‘Terrorism in Theater 9′…But since a white guy did … Continue reading →

By Arsalan Iftikhar December 10, 2011 According to the Religion News Service (RNS), the national hardware chain called Lowe’s has pulled commercialsfrom future episodes of TLC’s new reality television show called “All-American Muslim” after letter-writing campaigns by some right-wing evangelical conservative Republican … Continue reading →

By Arsalan Iftikhar July 25, 2011 The Norwegian suspect in the worst attack in Norway since World War II has acknowledged carrying out the attacks and claims to have worked with two other cells, according to CNN. He defended the attacks … Continue reading →

By Arsalan Iftikhar April 20, 2011 I first met my dear friend Howard Ross when we were both guests on ‘The Kojo Nnamdi Show’ on the NPR radio affiliate station here in Washington. Along with his wife, Howard Ross is a founder … Continue reading →

By Arsalan Iftikhar April 12, 2011 Quite familiar to all foreign policy junkies around the world, the Brookings Institution recently welcomed the 8th annual ‘US-Islamic World Forum’ from April 12-14, 2011 here in Washington DC at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. … Continue reading →

From WNYC Radio From January 18, 2006 Christopher Hitchens, contributing editor to Vanity Fair and Arsalan Iftikhar, legal director of the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) are suing the Bush administration to find out if the NSA monitored their communications . Listen … Continue reading →