Dr Chris AllenWhy do some have a problem with those who identify as ‘working class’?As someone who chooses to self-identify as ‘working class’ and has written about being a ‘working class academic’, I really don’t…Apr 19, 2022Apr 19, 2022
Dr Chris AllenCOVID and a Conservative Christmas Message: Beware Boris Telling Us To ‘Love Our Neighbours’In his Christmas message to the nation, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that getting vaccinated against COVID is what Jesus would…Dec 25, 2021Dec 25, 2021
Dr Chris AllenThe Bradford Riots 20 Years On: Reflections on Community, Cohesion and Problematisation7 July 2021 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Bradford riots. Some of the worst rioting in British history, not since the 1981 riots…Jul 7, 2021Jul 7, 2021
Dr Chris AllenIslamophobia in British Politics: What 300 Allegations and the Suspension of an Anti-Racism…Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, the spectre of Islamophobia again raised its ugly head in the UK’s political spaces with both of the main…Jul 6, 2021Jul 6, 2021
Dr Chris AllenMillwall Football Club, Booing Taking the Knee & Anti-Racism in English Football: Some Thoughts &…It’s not easy being a fan of Millwall Football Club. While it is undeniably true that ‘No One Likes Us, We Don’t Care’ — as the fans sing…Dec 8, 2020Dec 8, 2020
Dr Chris AllenEmmanuel Macron says he’s defending secularism — but is he also normalising Islamophobia?(This article was originally scheduled for publication on an alternative platform on Thursday 29 October 2020. After the attacks in Nice…Nov 5, 2020Nov 5, 2020
Dr Chris AllenWhat 300 allegations of Islamophobia and an Anti-Racism Campaigner tell us about Islamophobia in…Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, the spectre of Islamophobia again raised its ugly head in the UK’s political spaces with both of the main…Mar 27, 2020Mar 27, 2020
Dr Chris AllenHow Two Terror Attacks Threw the Spotlight on Extremism in PrisonsFor more than a decade, the British Government has identified Islamist extremism as posing the greatest terror threat to the country and…Feb 18, 2020Feb 18, 2020
Dr Chris AllenHalal Hysteria: how faux outrage about halal co-opts the rhetoric of the far-rightA version of this article was first published in Turkish in the German-based magazine, Perspektif on 29th November 2019. The original can…Jan 2, 2020Jan 2, 2020
Dr Chris AllenA Working Definition of Islamophobia: A New Hope or Empty Expectation?This article was originally published in Turkish in the German-based magazine, Perspektif on 27th February 2019. The original can be…Dec 17, 2019Dec 17, 2019
