IN THE PRESS

Stories That Reach Beyond.

A collection of articles, opinions and published perspectives by Aasif Mujtaba, featured across publications covering humanitarian issues, communities, justice and social change.

Published Perspectives

From investigative conversations to personal reflections, these writings bring stories, experiences and important social issues into the public conversation.

Articles · Opinions · Features

हिंदुस्तान के रोहिंग्या : तकलीफ़ और उम्मीदें
“सर मैंने तो अम्मी से कहके आपका फ़ोन नंबर हाथ पे लिखवा लिया है, जब वो अब्बू और अम्मी को उठा ले जाएँगे और मैं यहाँ रह गया तो आपको फ़ोन करूँगा, आप मुझे लेने आयेंगे ना”
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Selective fire of Karauli
It was the first shop that I saw while entering the Boora-Batasha market at Karauli in Rajasthan. The overcrowded narrow lanes & the scorching sun were making it difficult to even stand outside the gutted shop.
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Forgotten on Land, Abandoned at Sea
These haunting words pierced through the silence of the morning hours on a random Saturday, in a phone call that shattered the quiet and expected tranquility.
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The Power of not Forgetting
Milan Kundera once said, “The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” In today’s India, this quote rings more true than ever. As we navigate a time marked by state repression, communal violence, bulldozer justice.
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Muslims of Mewat: An untold history of Blood & Betrayal
The streets of Mewat witnessed a violent and chaotic afternoon, with numerous cars set on fire and multiple riot incidents. Tragically, five people lost their lives, and over 50 others sustained injuries during the unrest.
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Reign of Terror: Through the Caliphate of Confusion
In a chilling reminder of the enduring threat posed by terrorism, Moscow’s Crocus City Hall became the scene of one of Russia’s deadliest attacks in two decades on March 22, 2024. The assault, which claimed the lives of 144.
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Right of Muslim to dignified life: a constitutional chimera in Islamophobic India
It’s the 8th of August and there is a cool breeze indicating that rain is just going to pour down. A group of people have gathered outside the Jantar Mantar; a place hardly two km away from the Indian Parliament.
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Incongruities in the Constitution
During the entire course of the protest against the nefariously designed and inherently diabolical Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), one slogan was common at all the protest platforms, "Samvidhan bachane nikle hain, aao hamare saath chalo"
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Opinion: Remembering ‘Secular’ India’s Most Horrific Custodial Killing In Hashimpura
It was the 22nd of May 1987, Ramzan and Friday, just like today, when ‘secular’ India’s most shameful and horrendous custodial killing took place at Hashimpura.
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