Esposito Kicked the Bucket

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Here’s an Arab Muslim singing his praises:

“John Esposito was an early and courageous scholar who challenged Orientalist misrepresentations of Islam and Muslims in an era of deep polarisation”

Nothing “courageous” about this cretin. Even if he was only in it for the $$$$, he did a lot of damage to a time honoured institution of higher learning.

John Esposito transformed how the West understood Islam

By Nader Hashemi

The pioneering scholar, who died on July 15, challenged Orientalist orthodoxies and reshaped the study of Islam and Muslim societies.

Hmm, Esposito was certainly challenged, but he never came out and took it up with anyone who challenged him. He was at best a creepy wakademic tosspot.

Here’s a more realistic picture of Esposito’s misdeeds:

John Esposito: Apologist of Islam or Messenger of Islamic Da’wah?

By David Bukay/ American Thinker

John Esposito is a professor at Georgetown University and the head of the “Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding.”  He is considered one of the foremost apologists of radical Islam in American academia.  The term “apologist” means one who denies events and activities of a group or who uses selective perceptions and cognitive biases to whitewash reality.  However, it is more fitting to view Esposito as a Da’i, or an Islamic propagator who uses Da’wah, the propagation of deceit.

From the very beginning, Islam has been spread by two arms: the violent jihad and the political Da’wah (16:125)i.  Da’wah serves as a diplomatic means of religious legitimization through which to invite all human beings to accept Islam as the only supreme and perfect religion (5:3; 9:33). According to Da’wah, which preaches the message of Allah’s infinite wisdom (6:38), it is in humanity’s best interest to submit to Islam (7:158; 21:107).  Since Islam is perfect, no one may doubt it, use logic to determine its validity, or judge it by human conceptions (4:115; 5:72-3; 10:69-70; 29:68; 36:64-5).  Any of these transgressions constitutes heresy and warrants the death penalty.

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Iran War: Trump sez US is “locked and loaded”

Speaking with reporters in the Oval Office, Trump confirmed that “We are talking to them.”

“I think they’re getting more and more serious as the days go by, for maybe the obvious reason, but we are talking to them right now,” the president continued. 

“I think they are being by far the most serious that we’ve seen. But that doesn’t mean we get there,” Trump added.

President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)

The 13th consecutive night of strikes rained down on Iran early Friday, with the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reporting that they targeted “military command centers, drone facilities, communications networks, and maritime capabilities.”

The latest round of attacks came as Trump said he was weighing a “massive attack bigger than anything before,” while Tehran rejected another ceasefire proposal, Breitbart News reported.

Trump: Iran Talks Getting ‘More Serious,’ but Not Worried About Rushing Peace Deal Before Midterms

  • Saudi Arabia launches strikes on Yemen’s Houthi-held city of Hodeidah in the latest escalation during the regional war between the United States and Iran.
  • President Donald Trump says dialogue between Washington and Tehran continues and a threatened “massive” attack may be unnecessary, although the US remains “locked and loaded”.
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran does not fear threats or succumb to pressure.
  • Erbil airport reopens after a drone crashed near the facility following a drone attack on the city. Iran’s army says it has attacked Al-Azraq US Airbase in Jordan. Sirens sound in Bahrain as both the kingdom and Kuwait say they have intercepted Iranian missiles.
  • The US Central Command says it has concluded air strikes against Iran for the 13th consecutive night, with Iranian media reporting blasts in several cities, including Khorramabad, Jask, Ahvaz, Bandar Abbas, as well as Qeshm Island.
  • A US missile strike near Ahvaz left four people dead and five injured, while additional strikes on Khorramabad and the port city of Bandar Abbas resulted in two injuries at each site, according to Iranian media.
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that “mindless aggression” will only see Trump pay a “heavier price” for a deal to end the war.
  • Iran hangs six accused of membership in banned group, as executions ramp up amid war
 
French criminal Turut Ozkor, who went by ‘Philip,’ was allegedly recruited to gather intel on a target in Israel and carry out an attack, and was subsequently expelled by Paris

Decolonisation: Who are the colonisers?

Believe it or not, there is a “World Decolonisation Forum”, driven by Islamic colonisers from Istanbul, Jakarta, Addis Abbaba, Rabat, Cairo, and Gaza (of all places!)

At the World Decolonization Forum, Dr. Esra Albayrak, the daughter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, spoke about their endeavour to “decolonize” the West. The first phase of their plan as she says is not within the political realm, but the realm of knowledge and thought. Their alliance is not advocating for a world without the West, rather, there is an open invitation for the West to accept its own “decolonization”. The current centers of knowledge located in Paris, London, Amsterdam. And New York; need to be replaced by new centers in Istanbul, Jakarta, Addis Abbaba, Rabat, Cairo, and Gaza.

“Decolonisation” is a Mohammedan smoke screen over Islamic desires of conquest and dominance.

How Globalists, Elites & Our Own Governments Are Deliberately Betraying Western Civilization

Western civilization, the one that gave the world democracy, individual rights, scientific progress, and the highest living standards in human history is being dismantled from the inside. This isn’t “bad luck,” incompetence, or random social change.

It’s a coordinated, multi-decade strategy by globalist elites, unelected billionaires (think Davos, WEF, Soros-funded networks), and captured Western governments who no longer see themselves as servants of their own people.

Their endgame? A borderless, rootless, low-trust, dependent society that’s far easier to control, tax, monitor, and profit from. Strong, sovereign nations with proud identities are the biggest threat to their vision of top-down global governance. So they’re using your tax dollars, your institutions, and your goodwill against you. Here are the key tactics they’re deploying. Continue reading Decolonisation: Who are the colonisers?

Trump warns of unprecedented ‘massive attack’ on Iran

The US-Israeli war on Iran has triggered a global energy crisis

U.S. VOWS TO PUNISH IRAN AFTER HOUTHIS STRIKE TANKERS

  • Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait have reported retaliatory missile and drone attacks from Iran after a 12th consecutive day of US strikes, including an attack on Kuwait’s Al-Abdali border crossing with Iraq.
  • US President Trump says he is considering a “massive attack” on Iran, “bigger than ever before”, and that he is close to making a decision.
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, speaking on the sidelines of the ASEAN conference in Manila, says Iran is “begging for a deal” but are not ready to keep to one.
  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says a tanker is ablaze in the Strait of Hormuz, while Yemen’s Houthis also claim missile and drone strikes on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.
Houthi supporters hold a rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, July 17, 2026, against the Saudi-led coalition. Banner in Arabic reads, “All Saudi oil facilities are targets to our missiles and drones.”

Trump: US will use Iranian money in its ‘possession’ to pay for damage to ships, cargo

The US president says on his Truth Social platform that, from now on, “Any and all damages done to Ships, Cargo, or anything related thereto, will be paid for by Iranian Money that the United States has in its possession, and controls”.

“These damages may be very substantial but, nevertheless, this is the fair and equitable thing to do”, Trump added.

Tehran has nearly $100bn in assets frozen by other countries and beyond its control.

 

China Demands Middle East Parties ‘Remain Calm’ as Houthis Threaten Its Oil Tankers

The Chinese Communist Party has historically supported Iranian interests in the Middle East and Iranian terrorist proxies such as Hamas. Communist leaders, including genocidal dictator Xi Jinping, have maintained a marked distance from Iran during the current conflict with the United States, however, repeatedly demanding that all sides of the war respect freedom of navigation in and around the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran’s terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have blockaded on and off since March. China is heavily dependent on the Middle East for its oil and other fossil fuel supplies, placing it in an especially vulnerable position despite not being an active combatant in the conflict.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry pronounced Beijing “deeply concerned” on Thursday over the ongoing war between Iran and its proxies and the United States in the Middle East, demanding all parties “remain calm.”

Iran Defiant:

Iran’s chief negotiator and parliament speaker has mocked the US military strategy aimed at degrading Tehran’s ability to control the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting it has backfired.

US State Department tells citizens in Middle East to prepare for potential flight cancellations due to Iran war

The US State Department has issued an advisory urging US citizens in West Asia to be prepared for emergency travel situations due to potential flight cancellations and disruptions to air travel as a result of the Iran war.

This warning comes amid President Trump’s latest threat to carry out a “massive attack” on Iran.

The European Commission rejected the registration of the @SaveEuropeAct

The activists behind the Save Europe Act are not giving up, after the Commission refused to register the Act as a European Citizens’ Initiative.
The Commission said the Act, which calls for a stop to non-Western mass immigration, is contrary to “EU values.”

The European Commission announces it won’t register the Save Europe Act as a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) because it would be discriminatory to stop non-Western migration to Europe.

Launched by @EvaVlaar last month, it has gathered 590 000 signatures so far. A million would have been needed for the European Parliament to vote on it.

The proposed Save Europe Act would have halted non-Western immigration, strengthening the EU’s external borders, ended replacement migration and implemented remigration of non-integrated migrants and those deemed burdens on welfare systems. Today, the European Commission rejected its registration, citing violations of EU values on non-discrimination and equality. The organizers plan legal challenges to the decision.

No Australian EVER Voted For the UN to Become Our Masters

Australians have never held a direct referendum or national vote specifically authorising the UN (or any supranational body) to override Australia’s Constitution, Parliament, or democratic self-government.

Australia joined the UN as a founding member in 1945 under the Chifley government, with broad bipartisan support at the time for post-WWII international cooperation — but that was parliamentary action, not a popular vote.

Muslims all over Europe are freaking out after Sweden made a historic and courageous decision:

Sweden will no longer use the term “Islamophobia,” coined by the Muslim Brotherhood, because it is a politically manipulated concept aimed at silencing criticism of Islam. Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard announced that her government will push the European Union and the United Nations to stop using this fraudulent term.

Australia:

I draw attention to the fact that the Albanese government HAS enshrined in LAW, the Digital ID system, that clearly We The Australian People DID NOT WANT. (people worldwide dont want it)
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* I draw attention to the fact that is seems it was done “silently”.
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* A DEEP DEEP CONCERN IS, every PRIVACY has now potentially been removed from EVERY AUSTRALIAN. Everything we buy. Everywhere we go, everything we say, ALL MONITORED.
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The DIGITAL ID SYSTEM IS NOW LAW IN AUSTRALIA. LAW!

Australia’s ‘Islamophobia’ Top Dog: Pay No Attention to Those Screams of ‘Allahu Akbar’

Robert Spencer

Australia was fortunate amid the horrifying events of December 14, 2025, when two Islamic jihadis opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, murdering fifteen people and injuring forty others.

For by then, Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik, had been on the job for over a year, and so was able to act swiftly and decisively to ensure that there was no really serious fallout from the attack, such as Australians beginning to get the idea that Islam wasn’t quite as wonderful as the far, far-left government of Anthony Albanese would have them believe.

More recently, Malik has recently been trying to ensure that no one Down Under ever again expresses a negative view of Islam. He hasn’t been successful so far, but just as sure as death and taxes, he will keep trying.

Continued below the fold….

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Latvia Rejects EU Penalties; Will Not Accept Non EU Migrants

Sensible policies….

The EU’s plan: accept migrants or pay €20,000 per head. Latvia’s answer: keep the invoice.

 
Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže announced during the annual foreign policy debate in parliament that Latvia will not accept any migrants under the EU Migration and Asylum Pact. She also stated that Latvia will refuse to pay the €20,000 per migrant penalty that the pact imposes on countries that decline to participate in the relocation program.
 
Latvia has completed its border fence and stopped over 12,000 migrants from crossing into the country. Braže said Latvia is willing to share its border protection experience with other EU members but will not comply with forced redistribution. Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic have taken similar positions.
 
Southern EU states like Italy, Spain, and Greece support the pact as a way to share the burden. The divide within the bloc continues to grow.

Not every Muslim is a terrorist, but….

An Englishman once got into trouble for stating that “all Muslims, like all dogs, show similar characteristics”.

This here’s from a person who took a real close look some of the Islamic terrorist organisations, are there are quite a few of them. None of them works in our interests….

Just because there are a few terrorist organizations like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Hizbul Mujahideen, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami, Indian Mujahideen, Students Islamic Movement of India, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Afghan Taliban, Haqqani Network, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, Al-Badr, Al-Umar Mujahideen, Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen, Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen, Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, Islamic State Jammu and Kashmir, Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, Ansarullah Bangla Team, Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh, Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, Islamic State, Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province, Islamic State Khorasan Province, Islamic State Sinai Province, Islamic State Central Africa Province, Islamic State East Asia, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, Ansar Dine, Katibat Macina, Al-Mourabitoun, Ansar al-Sharia, Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, Abu Sayyaf, Jemaah Islamiyah, Jemaah Ansharut Daulah, Mujahidin Indonesia Timur, Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia, Ansar al-Islam, Ansar al-Sunna, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Khorasan Group, Jund al-Aqsa, Abdullah Azzam Brigades, Fatah al-Islam, Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan, Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Islamic Jihad Union, East Turkestan Islamic Movement, Turkistan Islamic Party, Caucasus Emirate, Riyad-us-Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs, Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade, Ajnad al-Kavkaz, Armed Islamic Group, Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Takfir wal-Hijra, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, Maute Group, Khalifa Islamiyah Mindanao, Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa, Ansaru, Jundallah, and Jaish ul-Adl, it doesn’t mean Muslims have a sick ideology.

Hamas & Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, PLO, Hizb ut-Tahrir are not even mentioned. If you can think of a few more, please add them for keeps!

Iran War: Trump threatens to bomb a power plant for each ship strike

  • President Trump warns the US will bomb and destroy critical Iranian infrastructure every time Tehran shoots at ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • The United States attacks Iran for an 11th consecutive night as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the cost of the warhas reached $37.5bn.
  • The Revolutionary Guard launches more retaliatory attackson Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, with multiple drones and missiles intercepted.
  • Iran says it will “confront any hostility” after Trump threatens to attack a suspected Iranian nuclear site called Pickaxe Mountain “pretty soon and very heavily”.

Iran attacks Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait, says 2 tankers in Hormuz on fire

Five Iranian drones intercepted by Jordan

Jordan says it has neutralised five incoming drones from Iran, the country’s state news agency reported on Tuesday.

The Iranian army has announced that it targeted the US Sheikh Isa military base in Bahrain with drones, the state news agency Fars reports.

 US Forces Finish Tenth Consecutive Night of Strikes After Two Ships Hit Near Strait of Hormuz and Iran Fires Additional Strikes at Jordan

Tensions continued to rise in the Middle East on Monday after US forces continued a nine-day bombing streak against Iran on Sunday, following the death of two US service members killed in Iranian attacks. 

US Central Command forces completed a ninth consecutive round of nightly strikes against Iran on Sunday, aimed at “holding Iran accountable at the Commander in Chief’s direction.”

  • Iran continues retaliatory attacks across the region after a 10th consecutive night of US bombing, with the Revolutionary Guard saying it targeted US assets in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait.
  • “Massive fires” broke out on two tankers that “took an unsafe route” in the Strait of Hormuz, says the IRGC.
  • Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen declare a maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia threatening to further disrupt the global energy supply.
  • US President Donald Trump warns Iran it will pay “many times over” for the deaths of American soldiers after a week in which at least three US personnel were killed.
  • Qatar has condemned a statement by the Houthi military spokesman accusing Saudi Arabia of blockading the Yemeni people and preventing maritime navigation after he declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia on Monday.
  • The announcement of the naval blockade came days after the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, threatened a “siege” on the kingdom in retaliation for an attack on Sanaa International Airport last week.

Mohammad & Mohammad misbehaving in Japan