Usman Butt is multimedia television researcher, filmmaker and writer based in London. Usman read International Relations and Arabic Language at the University of Westminster and completed a Master of Arts in Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter.
Book review: Tackling themes such as religious diversity under authoritarianism, tolerance and radicalisation, Dominic Rubin's new book is a fascinating look at Islam in Putin's Russia, writes Usman Butt.
Book review: The book succeeds in exploring little-known (outside the Arab Word) reactions to the fall of the caliphate, blending political, historical and artistic responses, writes Usman Butt.
Book review: ‘The Future is History’ chronicles Russia's journey to authoritarianism from Soviet communism via the individual journeys of Russians, writes Usman Butt.
Comment: Early Protestant thinkers were obsessed with Islam as the Reformation broke down barriers between Christian and Muslim nations, writes Usman Butt.
Book review: The growth of psychoanalysis as a popular science in the Middle East in the post-war period encourages another look at classical Islamic concepts of self, writes Usman Butt.
Book review: Ennahdha has until recently been impossible to investigate. Wolf's book sheds important light on one of Tunisia’s most influential political actors, writes Usman Butt.
Book review: Pearlman's book is an important contribution in combatting an odious Assadist discourse that strips Syrians of their voice and agency, writes Usman Butt.
