COLUMNS
WASHINGTON POST: “Hajj Pilgrimage: A Time for Muslim Reflection”
By Arsalan Iftikhar | WashingtonPost.com October 23, 2012 Each and every year, nearly 3 million people from every corner of our planet travel on a two-week pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia where their pilgrimage (known in Arabic as the … Continue reading
WASHINGTON POST: “Pakistan Should Abolish Blasphemy Laws”
By Arsalan Iftikhar | WashingtonPost.com August 27, 2012 My grandfather was one of the most well-known literary figures in Pakistan’s history and once famously told me that, “Anger is the most extravagant luxury in the world.” I am always … Continue reading
CNN COLUMN: “Sikh Temple Shooting is Act of Terrorism”
By Arsalan Iftikhar, Special to CNN August 6, 2012 (CNN) — Imagine that you woke up on a beautiful Sunday morning to hear the news of a brown, bearded, gun-wielding madman who stormed into a Wisconsin church full of … Continue reading
WASHINGTON POST: “Michele Bachmann Stars in ‘The Ramadan Conspiracy'”
By Arsalan Iftikhar | WashingtonPost.com July 19, 2012 In the warped universe where this American currently resides, there remains only one heroic person brave enough to save our beloved United States from secretly being taken over by a falafel-eating, … Continue reading
CNN COLUMN: “Jews & Muslims Should Unite Against German Circumcision Ban”
By Arsalan Iftikhar, Special to CNN July 17, 2012 (CNN) — According to recent reports, a German court’s ban on circumcising baby boys has provoked a rare show of unity between Jews, Muslims and Christians who see it as … Continue reading
THE PROGRESSIVE MAGAZINE: “Romney: Don’t Pander to Islamophobia”
By Arsalan Iftikhar May 4, 2012 Watch for Mitt Romney to play the anti-Muslim card against President Obama. During the primaries, several Republican candidates pandered to their nativist constituencies by mouthing anti-Muslim slurs. Newt Gingrich stated that ”Shariah is … Continue reading
CNN COLUMN: “Time To Leave Afghanistan Now”
By Arsalan Iftikhar, Special to CNN March 12, 2012 (CNN) — Nearly two years ago in June 2010, the war in Afghanistan surpassed the Vietnam War to become the longest war in American history. Although the U.S. ousted the … Continue reading
CNN COLUMN: “TLC Show ‘All-American Muslim’ & All-American Bigotry”
By Arsalan Iftikhar | Special to CNN.com December 13, 2011 Imagine for a moment that a major American corporation decided to remove its commercials from a reality television show highlighting the everyday lives of Latinos, African-Americans, members of the … Continue reading
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
DAILY BEAST: “Muslims Mourn With Nation”
By Arsalan Iftikhar | The Daily Beast September 11, 2011 Exactly 10 Septembers ago, our global community would awake to witness one monumental act of craven inhumanity that would change our world forever in one fell terroristic swoop. In … Continue reading
