MEDIA CLIPS
NPR VIDEO: “Arsalan Iftikhar on Racism & Donald Trump”
January 11, 2017 Arsalan Iftikhar (author of SCAPEGOATS: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies & Threatens Our Freedoms) discusses racism, Islamophobia & Donald Trump during his segment of a joint NPR affiliate panel entitled “Dear Mr. President: What You Need To … Continue reading
AUDIO: “The Normalization of Islamophobia in America Today”
From KPFA Radio Arsalan Iftikhar, international human rights lawyer, and global media commentator- better known as “The Muslim Guy”- discusses Donald Trump & Islamophobia. He is author of the book SCAPEGOATS: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies & Threatens Our Freedoms. He … Continue reading
NPR INTERVIEW: “Arsalan Iftikhar on Muslims & Donald Trump”
From National Public Radio November 12, 2016 Commentator, author and human rights lawyer Arsalan Iftikhar (author of SCAPEGOATS: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies & Threatens Our Freedoms) reflects on what the presidential election results mean as a Muslim-American. Listen to … Continue reading
AL-JAZEERA VIDEO: “Arsalan Iftikhar on Muslims & Donald Trump”
November 11, 2016 Arsalan Iftikhar (author of SCAPEGOATS: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies & Threatens Our Freedoms) discusses the 2016 election of Donald Trump and its implications for Muslims, Hispanics and other minorities in America. ARSALAN IFTIKHAR: “I think his … Continue reading
PANEL VIDEO: “Islamophobia in Focus: Muslims & the Media”
From Newseum On September 22, 2016, the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute hosted a panel discussion about recent findings that show that 9 out of 10 news reports about Muslims, Islam, and Islamic organizations are related to violence … Continue reading
AL-JAZEERA VIDEO: “French Burkini Ban is ‘Racist Islamophobic’ Law”
From Al-Jazeera English Arsalan Iftikhar (author of SCAPEGOATS: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies & Hurts Our Freedoms) discusses the August 2016 French ban on “burkini” swimsuits with Al-Jazeera English. ARSALAN IFTIKHAR: “The French ‘Burkini Ban’ is a racist Islamophobic piece … Continue reading
AL-JAZEERA VIDEO: “Arsalan Iftikhar on France Burkini Ban”
From Al-Jazeera English Arsalan Iftikhar (author of SCAPEGOATS: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies & Hurts Our Freedoms) discusses the August 2016 French ban on “burkini” swimsuits with Al-Jazeera English news anchor Richelle Carey. ARSALAN IFTIKHAR: “And I find it laughable … Continue reading
CNN: “American Muslims Versus Donald Trump @ DNC”
From CNN by Daniel Burke | July 29, 2016 So when Khizr Khan, the father of a slain American soldier, took the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night and shook his copy of the Constitution at Trump, … Continue reading
MAGAZINE PODCAST: “Get Your (Scape)goat) with Arsalan Iftikhar”
From Tablet Magazine July 2016 This week on Unorthodox: The hottest wedding venue in Vilnius is a former concentration camp. Our Jewish guest is Deena Gottlieb, who just finished her first year of reform rabbinical school. She tells us what … Continue reading
UN DISPATCH: “Arsalan Iftikhar Battles Islamophobia”
From UN Dispatch July 25, 2016 Arsalan Iftikhar is the author of the new book Scapegoats: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies and Threatens Our Freedoms. Arsalan is a human rights lawyer by training and was one of the original guests on … Continue reading
