The divisiveness that permeates Detroit’s communities of color, Guardian, January 10, 2019
Poet Amit Majmudar, Columbus Alive, October 31, 2018
Rising Democrat Ismail Mohamed represents the changing face of Somali politics, Columbus Alive (cover story), October 17, 2018
Saraga is the International Grocery Store of My Dreams, Bon Appetit, June 6, 2018
How Indian-Americans are becoming more vocal on hate crimes, Economic Times, March 11, 2018
Interview: Creating Queer, Intersectional Spaces in Ahmedabad, The Wire, February 13, 2018
'Cool' Christian American millennials and yoga in America, The Print, February 13, 2018
Nikki Halley: Why the US might see an Indian American run for President in 2024, Economic Times, January 14 2018
Coffee Shop Entrepreneur Shows Customers Yemen Is About More Than War, NPR, January 3, 2018
BJP Can't Take Gujaratis for Granted Anymore, The Print, December 18, 2017
Who really is Jignesh Mevani: a Dalit, Gujarati or Jihadi?, The Print, December 18, 2017
Dining While Muslim in an Age of Trump, Feet in 2 Worlds, December 12, 2017
An interview with the founders of the Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour, Hyphen magazine, November 17, 2017
The US State Department is Run like a Business, Al Jazeera English, October 22, 2017
Undocumented Indians in the US, Economic Times, October 8, 2017
A Guide for Writing About Muslim Americans for The Struggling White Male Reporter Who Doesn’t Want Anyone to Know He Doesn’t Really Like Muslims, McSweeney's, September 26, 2017
Book review of Jared Yates Sexton The People Are Going To Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore, Roar Feminist, September 16, 2017
How Portland is Driving Away New Residents of Color, Portland Mercury, August 23, 2017
Your Cultural Attire, Oregon Humanities, August 22, 2017
Why Can’t a Mosque be a Sanctuary, Feet in 2 Worlds, July 27, 2017
Storytelling, now with Ice Cream, Portland Mercury, July 19, 2017
Portland is not as liberal as you think, CNN, May 29, 2017
The Dodo Takes Flight, Portland Mercury, May 2, 2017
Drink This (on the city’s best chai), Portland Mercury, April 5, 2017
A Visit to Shawarma Square, Portland Mercury, February 22, 2017
Making Peace with Chaos, Oregon Humanities, December 6, 2016
If President-elect Donald Trump is even half of candidate Trump, most of the world will have to pay the price, Economic Times, November 13, 2016
US presidential election: This is distressing moment for Indian-Americans, here’s why, Economic Times, October 23, 2016
Beyond the Pale–(cover story on Islamophobia for Newsweek Middle East), May 18, 2016
Donald Trump’s Ambivalent Remarks about India: Why Won’t he Stand Up?, Economic Times, May 1, 2016
Tulsi Gabbard: How Contrarian Congresswoman has proved she is ready to play a big, bold role in US politics, Economic Times, March 20, 2016
On Saffron Colonial, Medium, March 19, 2016
Islamophobia: The Outsiders, Newsweek Middle East, March 9, 2016
Donald Trump promotes an impossible immigration policy to become popular, Economic Times, March 6, 2016
Why Indian-American candidates have to speak about their identity, Economic Times, February 14, 2016
Donald Trump and Indian-Americans, Economic Times, February 7, 2016
Pakistan’s Girl Friday, Newsweek Middle East, December 23, 2015
India (intolerance) rising?, Newsweek Middle East, November 12, 2015
Why the use of the Om to protest Modi’s UK visit is offensive and counter-productive, Scroll, November 10, 2015
India’s beef with beef, Al Jazeera America, Al Jazeera America, October 10, 2015
In a State of Silences, Hardik Patel is a Loud and Brash Speaker, The Wire, August 31, 2015
Reservation for Patels: Four Factors that led to the Revolt in Gujarat, Economic Times, August 30, 2015
When Language Loses Its Bite, Counter Archives, June 1, 2015
India’s first halal cosmetic store is more style less religion, Qz, May 26, 2015
Gujarat: A Tale of Two Cities, May 25, 2015
My friend, Jason Rezaian, PRI, May 21, 2015
What Modi’s government handling of criticism says about the way it is headed, Economic Times, May 17, 2015
Book Review: Ahmedabad–City of Accomplices, Indian Express, May 9, 2015
The book the Gujarat Police does not want released, Scroll, April 18
Deadly Swine Flu in India may be due to a mutated strain, Al Jazeera America, March 23, 2015
Ghettoization: Denying Differences will not bring majority and minority communities together, Economic Times, March 22, 2015
Obama visits an India with growing religious intolerance, Al Jazeera America, January 25, 2015
The idea that Modi has become a moderate is wishful thinking, Scroll, January 2, 2015
Open for Business: Modi’s Budget Promises a New India, Newsweek, July 18, 2014
Through Miss India and its critics, Two Approaches to Women’s Empowerment, New York Times, June 4, 2014
At Memorial, Hundreds Pay Tribute to a Gujarat Human Rights Champion, New York Times, May 15, 2014
Could a Hindu Extremist be India’s Next Prime Minister?, The Nation, May 13, 2014
Mukul Sinha, self-effacing Modi opponent and labour organizer who disliked being called a leader, Scroll, May 13, 2014
In Gujarat, the media only speaks to the victims, not the perpetrators, Scroll, May 5, 2014
Political Parties use us for Votes, Ahmedabad Mirror, May 1, 2014
Juhapura Voters have Choices Now, Ahmedabad Mirror, April 30, 2014
India’s Newest Political Party is Shaking up Business as Usual, Al Jazeera, April 29, 2014
Modi is reaching out to India’s Muslims–and they may vote for him, Guardian, April 23, 2014
Some Gujaratis Want to Know: What Really happened in 2002?, Scroll, April 22, 2014
Story of Gujarat Displacement Comes to Mumbai, New York Times, April 19, 2014
Congressional Reports Strengthens Case for Future US Visa to Modi, New York Times, March 31, 2014
India is Still No Country for Free Speech, Al Jazeera, March 17, 2014
When Fatima Sheikh Gave Arvind Kejriwal a Letter, Scroll, March 10, 2014
Their Master’s Voice in Washington, Outlook Magazine, February 17, 2014
Modi Comes in from the Cold, Foreign Policy, February 13, 2014
A Pioneer of Street Photograph Leaves Behind Strong Images of Women, New York Times, January 30, 2014
US Evangelicals, Indian Expats Teamed up to Push Through Modi Visa Ban, New York Times, December 5, 2013
How Narendra Modi Uses India’s rich heritage as political camouflage, Al Jazeera America, November 21, 2013
Denied a visa, Didn’t Envisage Catch-22, Mumbai Mirror, September 14, 2013
Modi is Misreading how Muslims Vote, Ahmedabad Mirror, August 21, 2013
Butter Chicken in Ahmedabad, The New York Times, August 20, 2013
The Man Who Doesn’t Wear Dark Green, Boston Review, June 28, 2013
On Being a Writer of Color, Guernica Magazine, June 13, 2013
Asghar Ali Engineer (1939 to 2013), Kafila, May 14, 2013
The Adrenalin of Adversity, Open, April 27, 2013
A Conversation that didn’t take place in Juhapura: Madhu Purnima Kishwar and Zahir Janmohamed, Kafila, April 17, 2013
Education, Employment, Empowerment, Outlook, April 8, 2013
When an April Fool’s Day Joke is not Funny, Kafila, April 2, 2013
Trip and Fall: Modi Meets with US Congress, Ahmedabad Mirror, April 1, 2013
Mr. Modi’s American Visitors, Outlook, March 28, 2013
We Will Not Move On: A Gujarati American Recalls Witnessing the 2002 Riots, The Daily Pennsylvanian, March 19, 2013
Kai Po Che and the Reduction of 2002, Kafila, March 2, 2013
How Home Disappeared, Ahmedabad Mirror, February 28, 2013
Sanjay and Me, Kafila, February 24, 2013
Professor Tripathi and the fight for schools in Juhapura, Kafila, February 20, 2013
South Asian Stories from California Streets, The Hindu, February 2, 2013
Living Under Modi’s Shadow, The Express Tribune, January 20, 2013
An open letter to Madhu Purnima Kishwar, Kafila, January 15, 2013
Seeing Pakistan from Juhapura, Kafila, December 29, 2012
In Modi’s Gujarat, Muslims Struggle to be respected by Hindus, The Huffington Post, December 21, 2012
On the day of Modi’s re-election, my recollection of the 2002 riots–a story in Tweets
My Uncle’s Assassination in Karachi, Washington Post, November 28, 2012
Roots of the Gaza Violence, San Francisco Bay Guardian, November 15, 2012
The Lost Audacity of Hope, The Hindu, November 7, 2012
From Here to Palestine, San Francisco Bay Guardian, October 16, 2012
My Encounter with the MEK, Open Democracy, September 27, 2012
Cup of Tea Diplomacy, San Francisco Bay Guardian, September 19, 2012
Torture, for real, San Francisco Bay Guardian, September 18, 2012
How My Friend’s Suicide Shaped my Ramadan, The Huffington Post, August 15, 2012
A Muslim Community, Tarred Again, Racialicious, July 24, 2012