Dr. Uthman Badar is Research Operations Manager and Lead Editor at Ummatics, and is a student of Arabic, Islamic Sciences, and Continental Philosophy. He received his PhD in Philosophy from Western Sydney University in 2023, where he currently teaches as sessional staff. His research interests include secularism and religion, liberalism, political theory, and political theology. His doctoral dissertation is centred on a critique of the conception of secularity and the legitimation of secularism in liberal political thought. He is also an active member of the Muslim community in Sydney, Australia with over two decades of engagement in grassroots activism, da’wah, and apologetics.
Dr. Butt studied Biochemistry at Imperial College London, followed by a PhD in Chemical Biology, carrying out research into photosynthesis.
During his years at university, he became involved in Islamic society da'wah and activism, and general Muslim community projects.
At present, he is the Head of Islamic Thought and a regular contributor at Islam21c, and also has a blog on HuffPost. You may find him on social media.
