Arsalan Iftikhar – “The Muslim Guy”

The recent pro-democracy mass protests around the Arab world -- in places like Tunisia, Yemen and Egypt --reflect the beginnings of a "democracy Renaissance," launched by the millions of citizens within these countries that have been ruled for decades by ruthless autocrats and soft dictators.

• Author of Islamic Pacifism: Global Muslims in the Post-Osama Era
• Political commentator/legal analyst for NPR’s “Tell Me More”
• Contributing writer for Esquire Magazine (Middle East edition) and CNN.com on domestic and international issues affecting our world today

“Clearly for many in the media, Iftikhar became Islam's ‘It guy,’ a sought-after interview or commentator for those seeking the American-Muslim perspective…”

- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“The Muslim Stephanopoulos…Our Paul Revere…”

- U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN)

“After you hear him speak about the work that he is doing, you will realize that if you bring your passion and your conviction and your caring to anything that you do in your life, you will be successful…as Arsalan has been successful…”

- Professor Leila Nadya Sadat, Director of the Harris World Law Institute at Washington University School of Law