Kevin Butts

Kevin is a PhD student in the Arabic and Islamic Studies program. His current studies focus on Arabic linguistics, particularly in their Semitic and pre-/early-Islamic contexts. He received an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, where he TA’ed and occasionally taught Arabic; and a BA in Arabic Studies (and Spanish Language, Literatures, and Cultures) from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Other interests include Islam, poetry, and comparative Semitics.