Arsalan Iftikhar
Expert
Arsalan Iftikhar is an international human rights lawyer, global media commentator and author of the book SCAPEGOATS: How Islamophobia Helps Our Enemies & Threatens Our Freedoms which President Jimmy Carter called “an important book that shows Islamophobia must be addressed urgently.” Arsalan is also a faculty member at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service where he researches and writes about Islamophobia as a Senior Fellow for The Bridge Initiative. Arsalan has also been an adjunct professor of religious studies at DePaul University and he is also a member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) and Reporters Without Borders.
His interviews, commentaries and analyses have regularly appeared in virtually every major media outlet around the world including: CNN, BBC World News, The TODAY Show, National Public Radio (NPR), FOX News Channel, MSNBC, Associated Press, C-SPAN, Voice of America (VOA), Agence France-Presse (AFP), USA TODAY, NBC Nightly News, The Washington Post, ABC World News Tonight, Los Angeles Times, CBS News Up to the Minute, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, TIME, The Economist and Newsweek magazines (among dozens others worldwide).
Arsalan graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 1999 and received his law doctorate from Washington University School of Law in 2003. A native of Chicago, he specializes in international human rights law and is licensed to practice law in Washington DC.
Education
JD, Washington University School of Law
Areas of Expertise
- American Muslims
- Afghanistan
- Interfaith Dialogue
- Islam and Democracy
- Muslim Youth
- Muslims in the West
- National Security
- International Law
- Pakistan
- South Asian Politics
- U.S. Politics
Publications
My Take: Sikh Temple Shooting Is Act of Terrorism
Imagine that you woke up on a beautiful Sunday mor
06 August, 2012Leave Afghanistan Now
Nearly two years ago in June 2010, the war in Afgh
12 March, 2012My Take: Is ‘All-American Muslim’ Begetting All-American Bigotry?
Imagine for a moment that a major American corpora
12 December, 2011
Islamic Pacifism: Global Muslims in a Post-Osama Era
With the tragic rise of extremism and global racis
08 September, 2011Arab Spring’ Becoming the Arab Year?
In what has come to be universally known as the &#
25 August, 2011For Muslims, a Reason to Rejoice
Although there has not been much cause for celebra
02 May, 2011A ‘Democracy Renaissance’ in the Arab World?
President John F. Kennedy once said, “Those
28 January, 2011Resist Terror with More Houses of Worship
With the recent deadly attacks on Christian church
05 January, 2011NPR Right to Fire Juan Williams
Imagine for a moment that there was a prominent Am
22 October, 2010Religious Freedom, Free Speech Face off Nationwide
It’s happening not just in New York, but all
23 August, 2010United States of Islamophobia?
Almost everybody has heard about the protests agai
12 August, 2010Iran Must Halt Woman’s Death by Stoning
Washington (CNN) — It is clearly stated in A
07 July, 2010Unenlightenment and the ‘Holy Land’
(CNN) — As a global community, we would prob
07 June, 2010No-Name Radicals vs.’South Park’ Just a Distraction
(CNN) — Free speech issues and portrayals of
26 April, 2010Extremists Of Any Color Can Commit Terrorism
(CNN) — Within the last month, our country h
10 March, 2010Why Profiling Doesn’t Work
In light of the botched Christmas Day airliner bom
05 January, 2010
