MEDIA CLIPS
AUDIO: Q&A Interview With ‘TheMuslimGuy.com’: Arsalan Iftikhar
Date Posted: May 24, 2010 From “Visions and Voices” (WFIU Radio and Indiana University) Arsalan Iftikhar likes to call himself a “freelance hustler.” A human rights lawyer by training, over the years he’s become a fixture on CNN, NPR and … Continue reading
VIDEO: Arsalan on Al-Jazeera English (Times Square Bomb Plot)
May 9, 2010 Arsalan Iftikhar on Al-Jazeera English on failed Times Square Bomb Plot. Watch Arsalan’s 7-Minute Interview on Al-Jazeera English Here:
AUDIO: Arsalan on NPR on Attempted Times Square Bomb Plot
May 4, 2010 A Pakistani-American is in custody for allegedly trying to set off a car bomb in Times Square. Host Michel Martin speaks with civil rights lawyer Arsalan Iftikhar, the founder of TheMuslimGuy.com; and with Shuja Nawaz, the director … Continue reading
AUDIO: Arsalan on NPR on South Park Controversy
May 3, 2010 The Kojo Nnamdi Show Satire is a cultural and political tradition in the United States — a tool that has been used to challenge the status quo for generations. But the line that separates the provocative from … Continue reading
AUDIO: Arsalan on NPR Morning Edition on ‘Jihadi Cool’ (March 2010)
From NPR Morning Edition March 26, 2010 Intelligence officials say there is a wave of young people who are attracted to the adventure of jihad but would like to skip all the rigors of Islam, such as reading the Quran … Continue reading
Arsalan Quoted in New York Magazine (March 2010)
From New York Magazine March 19, 2010 The challenge is to give the jihadi wannabes something meaningful with which to fill the voids in their lives so that ‘jihad cool’ stops filling the abyss. Arsalan Iftikhar, the Muslim-American lawyer, appeals … Continue reading
VIDEO: Watch Arsalan on Al-Jazeera English (Christmas Day Bomb Plot)
January 5, 2010 Arsalan Iftikhar on Al-Jazeera English Television (January 5, 2010) on Airport Security in light of the 2009 Christmas Day Airline Terror Plot on Northwest Airlines Flight 253. Watch Video of Arsalan’s Interview on Al-Jazeera English Here:
AUDIO: Arsalan on NPR on Christmas Day Airline Plot
December 29, 2009 A branch of Al-Qaeda clamed responsibility for the foiled bombing attack of Detroit-bound Delta Airlines Flight on Christmas Day. The Al-Qaeda offshoot at the center of the controversy is based in Yemen. Arsalan Iftikhar, a civil rights … Continue reading
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Arsalan Quoted in AP Article on Extremist Groups
Date Posted: December 20, 2009 Did ‘Jihadi cool’ lure 5 Americans to Pakistan? By MARTHA IRVINE and NAFEESA SYEED (AP) That’s particularly scary to some Muslims, including Arsalan Iftikhar, an international human rights lawyer and commentator in Washington, D.C., who … Continue reading
AUDIO: Arsalan Iftikhar & George Stephanopoulos on BBC World Radio
November 15, 2009 BBC World News Radio ‘Americana’ anchor Matt Frei talks to political commentator Arsalan Iftikhar and newsman George Stephanopoulos about the news that’s in the forefront of American minds. The three discuss America’s strategy for moving forward in Afghanistan, the healthcare … Continue reading