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Dr Chris Allen

Why 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…

6 min readApr 19, 2022

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Why do some have a problem with those who identify as ‘working class’?

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Dr Chris Allen

COVID 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…

5 min readDec 25, 2021

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Dr Chris Allen

The Bradford Riots 20 Years On: Reflections on Community, Cohesion and Problematisation

7 July 2021 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Bradford riots. Some of the worst rioting in British history, not since the 1981 riots…

8 min readJul 7, 2021

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The Bradford Riots 20 Years On: Reflections on Community, Cohesion and Problematisation

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Dr Chris Allen

Islamophobia 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…

7 min readJul 6, 2021

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Islamophobia in British Politics: What 300 Allegations and the Suspension of an Anti-Racism…

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Dr Chris Allen

Millwall 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…

10 min readDec 8, 2020

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Millwall Football Club, Booing Taking the Knee & Anti-Racism in English Football: Some Thoughts &…

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Dr Chris Allen

Emmanuel 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…

4 min readNov 5, 2020

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Emmanuel Macron says he’s defending secularism — but is he also normalising Islamophobia?

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Dr Chris Allen

What 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…

7 min readMar 27, 2020

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What 300 allegations of Islamophobia and an Anti-Racism Campaigner tell us about Islamophobia in…

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Dr Chris Allen

How Two Terror Attacks Threw the Spotlight on Extremism in Prisons

For more than a decade, the British Government has identified Islamist extremism as posing the greatest terror threat to the country and…

5 min readFeb 18, 2020

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How Two Terror Attacks Threw the Spotlight on Extremism in Prisons

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Dr Chris Allen

Halal Hysteria: how faux outrage about halal co-opts the rhetoric of the far-right

A version of this article was first published in Turkish in the German-based magazine, Perspektif on 29th November 2019. The original can…

5 min readJan 2, 2020

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Halal Hysteria: how faux outrage about halal co-opts the rhetoric of the far-right

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Dr Chris Allen

A 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…

5 min readDec 17, 2019

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A Working Definition of Islamophobia: A New Hope or Empty Expectation?

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Dr Chris Allen

Dr Chris Allen

Chris Allen is an academic, commentator and writer, with interests in a range of contemporary socio-political issues in the UK and beyond

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