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Omar Phoenix Khan

@justicefocus.org
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Criminology Lecturer- Uni of Bath. Researching the Coloniality of Justice. Teaching decoloniality, critical approach to Human Rights, “race” & racism, global crimes of the powerful. Host of Justice Focus Podcast

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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 22/10/2025
In the second part of this episode, Dr Nikhaela Wicks discusses her paper 'Why is my Criminology Curriculum so white?' - Great for introducing the topic to students & for thinking about how we shape our degree courses open.spotify.com/episode/5UmK...
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Policing the Night - Dr Nikhaela Wicks
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 17/10/2025
Policing the Night - New episode of Justice Focus with Dr Nikhaela Wicks. We chat about her ethnography of club bouncers & police & normalised racism. Available on all podcast hosts: tr.ee/0AbjrWoimC
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 01/10/2025
Ep 1️⃣ of Series 2️⃣ of Justice Focus ✴️ Postcolonial Policing How do histories of empire shape everyday realities of policing today? I chat to Dr. Zoha Waseem @warwickuni.bsky.social about her research on policing, security, & urban violence in Pakistan. PLEASE SHARE! open.spotify.com/episode/4KiW...
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Postcolonial Policing with Dr Zoha Waseem
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 01/10/2025
Ep 1️⃣ of Series 2️⃣ of Justice Focus ✴️ Postcolonial Policing How do histories of empire shape everyday realities of policing today? I chat to Dr. Zoha Waseem @warwickuni.bsky.social about her research on policing, security, & urban violence in Pakistan. PLEASE SHARE! open.spotify.com/episode/4KiW...
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Postcolonial Policing with Dr Zoha Waseem
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 29/09/2025
Deadline for abstracts is tomorrow! Please register via the eventbrite link and then send your bio & abstract to Alison Borgelin (our wonderful Research Coordinator) by 30th September on sssasw@bath.ac.uk
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 29/09/2025
📢 Exciting news: Justice Focus Podcast Series 2 is here! The 1st episode will air on Wed 1st Oct. This new season continues to explore the urgent issues shaping justice, accountability, & power across the globe. Follow the Pod now so you don't forget! open.spotify.com/episode/6ReD...
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Series 2 Preview
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 22/08/2025
1 Day Event @uniofbath.bsky.social: "Justice Beyond Criminal Justice" Are you working on justice thinking or processes that sit outside the formal criminal justice system? If so, come & present your ideas Wed 29th Oct *Please share widely* www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/justice-be...
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Justice beyond Criminal Justice
A one-day symposium hosted by the University of Bath
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 22/08/2025
1 Day Event @uniofbath.bsky.social: "Justice Beyond Criminal Justice" Are you working on justice thinking or processes that sit outside the formal criminal justice system? If so, come & present your ideas Wed 29th Oct *Please share widely* www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/justice-be...
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Justice beyond Criminal Justice
A one-day symposium hosted by the University of Bath
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 16/05/2025
Lecturer in Qualitative Methods (fixed-term) @uniofbath.bsky.social www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
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ED12721 Lecturer in Qualitative Methods (fixed-term) - Jobs at Bath
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 14/05/2025
See you at 5pm! Come along to critique normative approaches to justice & think about how colonial logic influences justice today
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 12/05/2025
Dear London people, I'll be LSE on Wednesday for the Mannheim Centre for Criminology Seminar Series. Come & say hi! I'll be challenging some mainstream assumptions about criminal justice & highlighting how colonial ways of knowing and being still influence justice today.
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 08/05/2025
Still time to sign up. 😀 The focus will be on coloniality and how it influences judicial decision-making. - the overt crime fighting attitudes of judges - the silent violence of upholding a violent system
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 30/04/2025
In 2 weeks I'll be presenting at the Mannheim Centre for Criminology Seminar Series - talking about my BJC article 'Judges as Agents of Coloniality' Wednesday 14 May 2025, 5.00pm-6.30pm Department of Social Policy, LSE department-of-social-policy-lse.ticketleap.com/mannheim-cen...
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Mannheim Centre Seminar- Judges as Agents of Coloniality
Judges as Agents of Coloniality: Understanding the Coloniality of Justice at the Pre-trial Stage in Brazil Hosted by The Mannheim Centre for Criminology Speaker: Dr Omar Phoenix Khan (University of ...
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 22/04/2025
From II Conference Crime and Punishment in Latin America: Social research from the United Kingdom. Talking about Exposing the Colonial Logics of a justice in Brazil
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Monish Bhatia (He/Him🌈) @monish.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
🔥 Race and Justice Seminar 2025🔥 🚨The Fabrication of Homeland Security: Tracing policing entanglements across India and Palestine/Israel. Speaker: Rhys Machold. ⏲️Thursday 27th Feb 12:00-13:30 🖱️Registration Link: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-fabric...
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 13/12/2024
🎯 Inspiring
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Border Criminologies @bordercrim.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Please share: each year Border Crim runs a master's dissertation prize. Our call opened last month and will stay open until March. All info here: www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/news...
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Border Criminologies Masters' Dissertation/Thesis
Border Criminologies seeks to support early career researchers working on citizenship, migration and
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 27/11/2024
I'm interested in supervising new PhDs thinking about (de)coloniality & criminal justice. There are some great scholarships @uniofbath.bsky.social including the David Parkin Scholarship for students from the Americas. Not long to apply (please share) www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/fu...
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Funding opportunities for new doctoral students from the Americas
As a student from the Americas, you may be eligible for funding to support your doctoral study at Bath
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 28/11/2024
Finally got my hands on the physical copy 🙌🏽📖 Judges as Agents of Coloniality academic.oup.com/bjc/article/...
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 22/11/2024
2 Amazing books arrived in the last 2 days! Lucky me! @roxana-pessoa.bsky.social Peter Squires & Zoha Waseem’s ‘Southern & Postcolonial Perspectives on Policing, Security & Social Order’ + @alanlester.bsky.social’s ‘The Truth About Empire’ Can’t wait to jump in!
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 27/11/2024
I'm interested in supervising new PhDs thinking about (de)coloniality & criminal justice. There are some great scholarships @uniofbath.bsky.social including the David Parkin Scholarship for students from the Americas. Not long to apply (please share) www.bath.ac.uk/campaigns/fu...
bath.ac.uk
Funding opportunities for new doctoral students from the Americas
As a student from the Americas, you may be eligible for funding to support your doctoral study at Bath
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 22/11/2024
2 Amazing books arrived in the last 2 days! Lucky me! @roxana-pessoa.bsky.social Peter Squires & Zoha Waseem’s ‘Southern & Postcolonial Perspectives on Policing, Security & Social Order’ + @alanlester.bsky.social’s ‘The Truth About Empire’ Can’t wait to jump in!
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 21/11/2024
This looks really great! Congrats to everyone involved 💪🏼
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/11/2024
ICC issues arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant and Mohamed Deif – Middle East live
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant and Mohamed Deif – Middle East live
International criminal court issues warrants over alleged war crimes The international criminal court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant, are a “mark of shame” for the ICC,…
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Omar Phoenix Khan @justicefocus.org · 20/11/2024
Starting up here properly now ✨ The other place was great when we were sharing opportunities & each other’s work. Hoping to connect with people focused on (de)coloniality & justice - primarily in #Criminology but also with all those thinking about justice Otherwise
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