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Usman Butt

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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 Club: 'The Heat and the Fury' explores how climate change fuels political tensions and conflict, shaping unrest in regions like the Middle East and Africa

18 December, 2024

Book Club: Known for investigating the Watergate scandal, Bob Woodward now examines Biden’s presidency in 'War', focusing on global crises and US leadership

27 November, 2024

Book Club: Dr Saqib Iqbal Qureshi challenges rigid interpretations of Islam and advocates for a more open and flexible understanding of the faith

28 August, 2024

Book Club: The 'Visualizing Palestine' book uses striking infographics to reveal the history, as well as the ongoing struggle and displacement of Palestinians

21 August, 2024

Book Club: Sherman Jackson's book 'The Islamic Secular' redefines Islam's secular sphere, challenging Western misconceptions and sparking a fresh dialogue.

17 April, 2024

Book Club: Eugene Rogan's The Damascus Events charts a gruesome moment in the city's history as interfaith tensions fell from knife edge to massacre.

27 March, 2024

Book Club: In his new book, Maged Mandour delves into what makes President Sisi's regime so different and dangerous, compared to those who came before him.

17 January, 2024

Book Club: Estella Carpi discussed her book 'The Politics of Crisis-Making' with °®Âþµº, using Lebanon as a case study to expose how official crisis management reshuffles societies and engenders unequal nationalist-based economies.

06 December, 2023

Book Club: Seldom researched, the Great Famine of Mount Lebanon (1915-1918) was one of WWI's greatest atrocities. Drawing on first-hand testimonies, Taylor Brand's 'Famine Worlds' offers an important analysis of what it's like to live through trauma.

08 November, 2023

Book Club: Estella Carpi's latest book looks at how humanitarian aid in Lebanon is entangled with diverse forms of development, and how the murky and often opportunistic politics of defining crises affect the displaced.

18 October, 2023