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Refusing to call out Islamophobia has emboldened the far right – and the current violence is the result

By Chris Allen, Associate Professor, School of Criminology, University of Leicester
As someone who has researched Islamophobia in Britain for a quarter of a century, it is clear to me that the current violence on the streets of Britain is an example of it.

This was true from the first outbreak of violence, after a peaceful vigil for the three young girls who were fatally stabbed in an attack in Southport. A group of several hundred people began throwing…The Conversation


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