Mustafa is a consultant, activist and facilitator. Passionately committed to developing innovative approaches to social challenges, Mustafa has been involved in community welfare work at grass roots level, as well as with think-tanks, policy makers and Government.

Mustafa is a Founding Partner in Reos Partners LLP, based in London.

As Chairman of the Board of Trustees and among the founding members of Muslim Youth Helpline, a national charity dealing with mental health issues among young British Muslims, Mustafa has pioneered a taboo-breaking model of peer-led activism that has seen young people tackling their own social problems head on. In four years Mustafa has spearheaded the rapid expansion of MYH which has grown from a single 3 hour shift per week, run form a sixth-former’s bedroom, into a nationally recognised medium-sized charity, with five full time staff, over 100 volunteers and open 365 days per year.

While working as a Policy Officer in the Mayor’s Office, at the Greater London Authority, Mustafa provided high-level policy briefings, drafted speeches and prepared legislative responses for the Mayor. He was involved in preparing the Mayor’s response to the Terrorism Bill 2005 put before the JCHR and Parliament, as well as a response to the Education and Inspections Bill 2005. The bulk of his work involved leading on the design and delivery of year-long research project to assess the impact of the Human Rights Act 2000 on London’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged communities.

Mustafa has led projects for National Council of Voluntary Youth Services, where he was a trustee (a response to the Government Green Paper ‘Youth Matters’ 2005), the National Youth Agency (Providing Faith and Culturally Sensitive Support Services, 2007), as well as the Young Foundation. For the latter, he explored the state of religious practice and understanding among young British Muslims. The research paper recommended an innovative approach that would see emerging British Islamic scholars working with traditional community elders, as well as social practitioners and young people themselves to challenge contemporary interpretations of theology in order to respond more directly to the specific experiences and current challenges of the British Muslim context.

Mustafa is also an abstract painter and is making a short film about London at night. He is currently reading for a Master’s in Contemporary History and Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London.