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	Mustafa has two elder brothers, S.P. Mustafa (known as "Bobby"), group treasurer of [[Hindustan Unilever]],<ref>{{cite mailing list \|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Mustafa-Appointed-HLL-Treasurer-M&A-Head/48617/ \|title=Financial Express, Mustafa Appointed Treasure M&A Head}}</ref> and Kamal Mustafa, now retired but formerly the Head of Global [[Mergers and Acquisitions\|M&A]] of [[Citibank]].<ref>{{cite mailing list \|url=http://www.business.uconn.edu/cms/p566/a59 \|title=Kamal Mustafa Biography \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618115152/http://www.business.uconn.edu/cms/p566/a59 \|archivedate=18 June 2010 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Ayesha Kidwai]], a professor of [[linguistics]] at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University\|JNU]] and a feminist activist, is her first cousin.<ref>[http://kafila.org/2011/10/11/the-unspeakable-horrors-of-delhi-1947-49/ Kafila]</ref> Seema's mother and Ayesha's father were siblings.{{Citation needed\|date= February 2018}}		Mustafa has two elder brothers, S.P. Mustafa (known as "Bobby"), group treasurer of [[Hindustan Unilever]],<ref>{{cite mailing list \|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Mustafa-Appointed-HLL-Treasurer-M&A-Head/48617/ \|title=Financial Express, Mustafa Appointed Treasure M&A Head}}</ref> and Kamal Mustafa, now retired but formerly the Head of Global [[Mergers and Acquisitions\|M&A]] of [[Citibank]].<ref>{{cite mailing list \|url=http://www.business.uconn.edu/cms/p566/a59 \|title=Kamal Mustafa Biography \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618115152/http://www.business.uconn.edu/cms/p566/a59 \|archivedate=18 June 2010 \|df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Ayesha Kidwai]], a professor of [[linguistics]] at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University\|JNU]] and a feminist activist, is her first cousin.<ref>[http://kafila.org/2011/10/11/the-unspeakable-horrors-of-delhi-1947-49/ Kafila]</ref> Seema's mother and Ayesha's father were siblings.{{Citation needed\|date= February 2018}}

	Mustafa graduated with a [[Bachelor's degree\|BA]] in [[~~Political Science~~]] from [[Lucknow University]] in Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Play on thumri queen Begum Akhtar \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-11-21/lucknow/27149605_1_ram-kumar-bhargava-alumni-counselling-sessions \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016043935/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-11-21/lucknow/27149605_1_ram-kumar-bhargava-alumni-counselling-sessions \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=16 October 2012 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date=21 November 2004 \|accessdate=11 August 2008}}</ref>		Mustafa graduated with a [[Bachelor's degree\|BA]] in [[political science]] from [[Lucknow University]] in Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Play on thumri queen Begum Akhtar \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-11-21/lucknow/27149605_1_ram-kumar-bhargava-alumni-counselling-sessions \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016043935/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-11-21/lucknow/27149605_1_ram-kumar-bhargava-alumni-counselling-sessions \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=16 October 2012 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|date=21 November 2004 \|accessdate=11 August 2008}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
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	While with the ''Asian Age,'' Mustafa received the prestigious "Prem Bhatia Award for Excellence in Political Reporting and Analysis" in 1999 for her coverage of the [[Kargil war\|Kargil]] war. She also wrote a weekly [[op-ed]] column which was syndicated to several other newspapers, including ''[[The Deccan Chronicle]]'' of [[Bangalore]] and ''[[DAWN (newspaper)\|The Dawn]],'' a [[Pakistan]]i newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thecitizen.in//index.php/en/contributer/detail/seema-mustafa\|title=The Citizen - Independent Journalism {{!}} Indian News\|website=The Citizen\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> In 2008, she wrote an op-ed that was uncharacteristically critical of the Congress party. The article denounced the Indo-US Nuclear Deal specifically and the [[United Progressive Alliance\|congress-led government]] in general for seeking friendly relations with the [[George W. Bush]] administration.{{Citation needed\|date= February 2018}}. Although the intemperance of her views and language elicited criticism in the Indian media, [[MJ Akbar]], founding editor of the ''Asian Age,'' defended Mustafa strongly and the newspaper propagated the same views as hers on its pages. Ultimately, M.J. Akbar and Mustafa were both sacked from the ''Asian Age.''{{Citation needed\|date= February 2018}}		While with the ''Asian Age,'' Mustafa received the prestigious "Prem Bhatia Award for Excellence in Political Reporting and Analysis" in 1999 for her coverage of the [[Kargil war\|Kargil]] war. She also wrote a weekly [[op-ed]] column which was syndicated to several other newspapers, including ''[[The Deccan Chronicle]]'' of [[Bangalore]] and ''[[DAWN (newspaper)\|The Dawn]],'' a [[Pakistan]]i newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thecitizen.in//index.php/en/contributer/detail/seema-mustafa\|title=The Citizen - Independent Journalism {{!}} Indian News\|website=The Citizen\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> In 2008, she wrote an op-ed that was uncharacteristically critical of the Congress party. The article denounced the Indo-US Nuclear Deal specifically and the [[United Progressive Alliance\|congress-led government]] in general for seeking friendly relations with the [[George W. Bush]] administration.{{Citation needed\|date= February 2018}}. Although the intemperance of her views and language elicited criticism in the Indian media, [[MJ Akbar]], founding editor of the ''Asian Age,'' defended Mustafa strongly and the newspaper propagated the same views as hers on its pages. Ultimately, M.J. Akbar and Mustafa were both sacked from the ''Asian Age.''{{Citation needed\|date= February 2018}}

	After leaving the Asian Age in 2008, Mustafa worked as Resident Editor of [[Covert magazine\|Covert]], a fortnightly left-wing political magazine. In January 2010, her mentor [[M. J. Akbar\|M.J. Akbar]] launched [[The Sunday Guardian]], a weekly newspaper, and Mustafa joined him as Resident Editor.{{Citation needed\|date= February 2018}} By September the same year, the publication was on its last legs and was acquired by the [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV Group]], which runs the India-TV and [[NewsX]] television news channels. After the sale, Akbar moved to the [[India Today]] group, while Mustafa moved to NewsX, hosting a weekly interview programme named ''Straight Talk With Seema Mustafa'' on that channel. She served as National Affairs Editor of News X. The program did not get enough [[Target rating point\|TRPs]] (viewership), and Mustafa moved on again.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/journalist-seema-mustafa-asks-if-brainwashed-journalists-are-pushing-hate-and-tripe-22300\|title=Journalist Seema Mustafa asks if 'brainwashed' journalists are pushing hate and tripe\|website=www.thenewsminute.com\|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>		After leaving the Asian Age in 2008, Mustafa worked as Resident Editor of [[Covert magazine\|Covert]], a fortnightly left-wing political magazine. In January 2010, her mentor [[M. J. Akbar\|M.J. Akbar]] launched [[The Sunday Guardian]], a weekly newspaper, and Mustafa joined him as Resident Editor.{{Citation needed\|date= February 2018}} By September the same year, the publication was on its last legs and was acquired by the [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV Group]], which runs the India-TV and [[NewsX]] television news channels. After the sale, Akbar moved to the [[India Today]] group, while Mustafa moved to NewsX, hosting a weekly interview programme named ''Straight Talk With Seema Mustafa'' on that channel. She served as National Affairs Editor of News X. The program did not get enough [[Target rating point\|TRPs]] (viewership), and Mustafa moved on again.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/journalist-seema-mustafa-asks-if-brainwashed-journalists-are-pushing-hate-and-tripe-22300\|title=Journalist Seema Mustafa asks if 'brainwashed' journalists are pushing hate and tripe\|website=www.thenewsminute.com\|date=25 February 2015\|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>

	She next took over the job of Director of a new, [[left-wing]] think-tank based in New Delhi named the "Centre for Policy Analysis" [http://cpadelhi.org/] (not to be confused with the eminent Delhi-based think-tank, the [[Centre for Policy Research]]), a position she presently holds. Concurrently, in January 2014, she founded The Citizen, an independent "Digital Daily" based out of New Delhi.<ref>http://thecitizen.in/AboutUs.aspx</ref>		She next took over the job of Director of a new, [[left-wing]] think-tank based in New Delhi named the "Centre for Policy Analysis" [http://cpadelhi.org/] (not to be confused with the eminent Delhi-based think-tank, the [[Centre for Policy Research]]), a position she presently holds. Concurrently, in January 2014, she founded The Citizen, an independent "Digital Daily" based out of New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://thecitizen.in/AboutUs.aspx\|title=The Citizen - Independent Journalism \| Indian News \| the Citizen}}</ref>

	Mustafa is the president of the [[Editors Guild of India]],<ref>{{cite news \|title=Seema Mustafa elected as president of Editors Guild of India \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/seema-mustafa-elected-as-president-of-editors-guild-of-india-157190 \|access-date=15 October 2021 \|work=Tribuneindia News Service \|agency=PTI \|date=17 October 2020 \|language=en}}</ref> elected on 16 October 2020.<ref>{{cite news \|title=In First Ever Election, Seema Mustafa Becomes Editors Guild of India's President \|url=https://thewire.in/media/editors-guild-of-india-elections-seema-mustafa-sanjay-kapoor-shekhar-gupta-smita-prakash \|access-date=15 October 2021 \|work=The Wire \|date=17 October 2020}}</ref>		Mustafa is the president of the [[Editors Guild of India]],<ref>{{cite news \|title=Seema Mustafa elected as president of Editors Guild of India \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/seema-mustafa-elected-as-president-of-editors-guild-of-india-157190 \|access-date=15 October 2021 \|work=Tribuneindia News Service \|agency=PTI \|date=17 October 2020 \|language=en}}</ref> elected on 16 October 2020.<ref>{{cite news \|title=In First Ever Election, Seema Mustafa Becomes Editors Guild of India's President \|url=https://thewire.in/media/editors-guild-of-india-elections-seema-mustafa-sanjay-kapoor-shekhar-gupta-smita-prakash \|access-date=15 October 2021 \|work=The Wire \|date=17 October 2020}}</ref>

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'''Seema Mustafa''' (born 20 April 1955) is an Indian print and television journalist. She is currently the Editor-in-Chief of The Citizen, a digital newspaper she founded. She is the elected president of the [[Editors Guild of India]], since 16 October 2020.

==Background and education==
Seema Mustafa was born in [[Delhi]] to a [[muslim]] family from [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Her father, Syed Mustafa, was an officer in the [[Indian Army]]. Her mother was the daughter of Shafi Ahmed Kidwai, brother of [[Rafi Ahmed Kidwai]], a freedom fighter and [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] politician.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/what-seema-mustafa-s-memoir-azadi-s-daughter-tells-you-about-indian-muslims/story-MzgRwqXt1ElZjazFCaWAyJ.html|title=What Seema Mustafa's memoir, Azadi's Daughter, tells you about Indian Muslims|date=16 August 2017|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> Shafi Ahmed Kidwai, who lived in [[Mussoorie]], was killed in 1947, at the time of the [[partition of India]].<ref>[http://kafila.org/2011/10/11/the-unspeakable-horrors-of-delhi-1947-49/ Kafila]</ref> His wife [[Anis Kidwai]] (Seema's maternal grandmother) was later made a [[Rajya Sabha]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] belonging to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/k.pdf|title=rajyasabha.nic.in}}</ref>

Mustafa has two elder brothers, S.P. Mustafa (known as "Bobby"), group treasurer of [[Hindustan Unilever]],<ref>{{cite mailing list |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Mustafa-Appointed-HLL-Treasurer-M&A-Head/48617/ |title=Financial Express, Mustafa Appointed Treasure M&A Head}}</ref> and Kamal Mustafa, now retired but formerly the Head of Global [[Mergers and Acquisitions|M&A]] of [[Citibank]].<ref>{{cite mailing list |url=http://www.business.uconn.edu/cms/p566/a59 |title=Kamal Mustafa Biography |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618115152/http://www.business.uconn.edu/cms/p566/a59 |archivedate=18 June 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> [[Ayesha Kidwai]], a professor of [[linguistics]] at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University|JNU]] and a feminist activist, is her first cousin.<ref>[http://kafila.org/2011/10/11/the-unspeakable-horrors-of-delhi-1947-49/ Kafila]</ref> Seema's mother and Ayesha's father were siblings.{{Citation needed|date= February 2018}}

Mustafa graduated with a [[Bachelor's degree|BA]] in [[Political Science]] from [[Lucknow University]] in Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite news |title=Play on thumri queen Begum Akhtar |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-11-21/lucknow/27149605_1_ram-kumar-bhargava-alumni-counselling-sessions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016043935/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-11-21/lucknow/27149605_1_ram-kumar-bhargava-alumni-counselling-sessions |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 October 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 November 2004 |accessdate=11 August 2008}}</ref>

==Career==
Mustafa began her career in journalism with [[The Pioneer (Indian newspaper)|The Pioneer]] (a [[Lucknow]]-based newspaper), moved to [[The Patriot (newspaper)|The Patriot]] in 1979, and worked for several other Indian publications, including ''[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]'' and ''[[Indian Express]]'' before joining the ''[[Asian Age]]'' in 1997 as its political editor and [[Delhi]] bureau chief.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/profile/seema-mustafa|title=Profile|website=www.sunday-guardian.com|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>

While with the ''Asian Age,'' Mustafa received the prestigious "Prem Bhatia Award for Excellence in Political Reporting and Analysis" in 1999 for her coverage of the [[Kargil war|Kargil]] war. She also wrote a weekly [[op-ed]] column which was syndicated to several other newspapers, including ''[[The Deccan Chronicle]]'' of [[Bangalore]] and ''[[DAWN (newspaper)|The Dawn]],'' a [[Pakistan]]i newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecitizen.in//index.php/en/contributer/detail/seema-mustafa|title=The Citizen - Independent Journalism {{!}} Indian News|website=The Citizen|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref> In 2008, she wrote an op-ed that was uncharacteristically critical of the Congress party. The article denounced the Indo-US Nuclear Deal specifically and the [[United Progressive Alliance|congress-led government]] in general for seeking friendly relations with the [[George W. Bush]] administration.{{Citation needed|date= February 2018}}. Although the intemperance of her views and language elicited criticism in the Indian media, [[MJ Akbar]], founding editor of the ''Asian Age,'' defended Mustafa strongly and the newspaper propagated the same views as hers on its pages. Ultimately, M.J. Akbar and Mustafa were both sacked from the ''Asian Age.''{{Citation needed|date= February 2018}}

After leaving the Asian Age in 2008, Mustafa worked as Resident Editor of [[Covert magazine|Covert]], a fortnightly left-wing political magazine. In January 2010, her mentor [[M. J. Akbar|M.J. Akbar]] launched [[The Sunday Guardian]], a weekly newspaper, and Mustafa joined him as Resident Editor.{{Citation needed|date= February 2018}} By September the same year, the publication was on its last legs and was acquired by the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV Group]], which runs the India-TV and [[NewsX]] television news channels. After the sale, Akbar moved to the [[India Today]] group, while Mustafa moved to NewsX, hosting a weekly interview programme named ''Straight Talk With Seema Mustafa'' on that channel. She served as National Affairs Editor of News X. The program did not get enough [[Target rating point|TRPs]] (viewership), and Mustafa moved on again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/journalist-seema-mustafa-asks-if-brainwashed-journalists-are-pushing-hate-and-tripe-22300|title=Journalist Seema Mustafa asks if 'brainwashed' journalists are pushing hate and tripe|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>

She next took over the job of Director of a new, [[left-wing]] think-tank based in New Delhi named the "Centre for Policy Analysis" [http://cpadelhi.org/] (not to be confused with the eminent Delhi-based think-tank, the [[Centre for Policy Research]]), a position she presently holds. Concurrently, in January 2014, she founded The Citizen, an independent "Digital Daily" based out of New Delhi.<ref>http://thecitizen.in/AboutUs.aspx</ref>

Mustafa is the president of the [[Editors Guild of India]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Seema Mustafa elected as president of Editors Guild of India |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/seema-mustafa-elected-as-president-of-editors-guild-of-india-157190 |access-date=15 October 2021 |work=Tribuneindia News Service |agency=PTI |date=17 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> elected on 16 October 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=In First Ever Election, Seema Mustafa Becomes Editors Guild of India's President |url=https://thewire.in/media/editors-guild-of-india-elections-seema-mustafa-sanjay-kapoor-shekhar-gupta-smita-prakash |access-date=15 October 2021 |work=The Wire |date=17 October 2020}}</ref>

==Writing style==
Mustafa has been noted for having a characteristic [[leftist]] and [[socialist]] perspective.<ref>{{cite newsgroup |title=Minorities do not deserve this |author="JoeB"|date=2000-04-29 |newsgroup=soc.culture.indian |url=http://groups.google.com.au/group/soc.culture.indian/msg/98783bb5f6ba6a72?dmode=source&output=gplain |accessdate=2008-08-11}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=August 2008}}<ref>{{cite newsgroup |title=Kargil communalisation |author=100336.3...@compuserve.com (Mo) |date=1999-07-23 |newsgroup=soc.culture.pakistan |url=http://groups.google.com.au/group/soc.culture.pakistan/msg/215de39542a93d6d?dmode=source |accessdate=2008-08-11}}</ref>

==Political career==
Mustafa has been associated with several communist and socialist political parties since the 1980s. She wrote the authorised biography of former prime minister [[VP Singh]], entitled ''The Lonely Prophet,'' and was closely associated with him during his lifetime.<ref>{{cite news |title=Do Indian writers tell it as it is? |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/35348926.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=25 March 2001 |accessdate=11 August 2008}}</ref> She was a member of his party, the [[Janata Dal]], for many years. She once contested the [[Uttar Pradesh|UP]] provincial assembly elections as a Janata Dal candidate but lost.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hindustan.net/discus/messages/53/395.html?918164538 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927033558/http://hindustan.net/discus/messages/53/395.html?918164538 |archivedate=27 September 2007 |title=Christians in India, Sonia Gandhi BJP The world? Vol. 1 |accessdate=11 August 2008 |publisher=Hindustan.org}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=August 2008}}

Mustafa also contested parliamentary elections to the [[Lok Sabha]] two times (1991 and 1996) from the [[Domariaganj]] constituency in [[Uttar Pradesh]], but lost badly and even forfeited her election deposit on both occasions. In the 1991 elections, she took the 4th position in 1991 and in 1996, the 10th position. In 1991, she contested as a candidate of the [[Indian Congress (Socialist) - Sarat Chandra Sinha]], an obscure splinter of the [[Indian National Congress (Socialist)]], itself a splinter of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress party]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/nCws/1998/feb/up35.htm |title=Polling Booth: Election' 96: Uttar Pradesh/Domariaganj |accessdate=11 August 2008 |work=Rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1991 to the Tenth Lok Sabha |url=http://www.eci.gov.in/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1991/VOL_I_LS_91.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530034952/http://www.eci.gov.in/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1991/VOL_I_LS_91.pdf |archivedate=30 May 2008 |accessdate=11 August 2008 |year=1992 |publisher=Election Commission of India |location=[[New Delhi]] |pages=1–4 |chapter=List of Participating Political Parties}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha |url=http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229181620/http://eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf |archivedate=29 February 2008 |accessdate=11 August 2008 |publisher=Election Commission of India |location=[[New Delhi]] |pages=1–6 |chapter=List of Participating Political Parties}}</ref> In 1996, she contested as an independent candidate.<ref>{{cite book |title=Statistical Report on General Elections, 1996 to the Eleventh Lok Sabha |url=http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229181620/http://eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1996/Vol_I_LS_96.pdf |archivedate=29 February 2008 |accessdate=11 August 2008 |publisher=Election Commission of India |location=[[New Delhi]] |pages=1–6 |chapter=List of Participating Political Parties}}</ref>

In 2012–13, Mustafa associated herself with the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPM) in its campaign to pressure the government of India to oppose the US and support Iran on the issue of Iran's right to develop nuclear weapons. Mustafa is part of the CPM's ''Committee to Campaign for an Independent Foreign Policy''.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Committee to Campaign for an Independent Foreign Policy |publisher=[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] |date=10 October 2005 |url=http://www.cpim.org/statement/2005/10102005_foreign%20policy.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060108165816/http://cpim.org/statement/2005/10102005_foreign%20policy.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 January 2006 |accessdate=11 August 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Left to woo UPA allies on Iran issue |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051011/main6.htm |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=11 October 2005 |accessdate=11 August 2008}}</ref> She has of course written extensively in opposition to the Indo-US Nuclear Agreement.

==Publications==
*{{cite book |last=Mustafa |first=Seema |year=1995 |title=The Lonely Prophet: V.P. Singh, a Political Biography |isbn=978-81-224-0809-6 |publisher=New Age International |location=New Delhi |oclc=33664491}}
*{{cite book |last=Mustafa |first=Seema |author2=Anuradha M. Chenoy and Initiative for National Renewal and Empowerment of the People |year=1995 |title=The Scam: The Cover-up and Compromise |isbn=978-81-224-0713-6 |publisher=Wiley Eastern |location=New Delhi |oclc=32698384}}
*{{cite book |last=Mustafa |first=Seema |year=2012|title=Azadi's Daughter: Journey of a Liberal Muslim |isbn= 978-81-888-6115-6 |publisher=ImprintOne |location=New Delhi}}
*{{cite book |last=Mustafa |first=Seema |year=2013|title=Journalism: Ethics and Responsibilities |isbn= 978-81-241-1780-4 |publisher=Pragun Publications |location=New Delhi}}

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