John Esposito's warning against a clash of civilisations has never been more urgent

Submitted by Abdullah Al-Arian on Fri, 07/24/2026 - 09:47 The Georgetown scholar died on 15 July, as US bombs fell on Iran. He spent his career warning that treating Islam as a threat would become a self-fulfilling prophecy John Esposito speaks to Middle East Eye's Unapologetic podcast in August 2025 (Screengrab/MEE) Off John Esposito would occasionally joke that he owed his success to Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran.
Submitted by Abdullah Al-Arian on Fri, 07/24/2026 - 09:47 The Georgetown scholar died on 15 July, as US bombs fell on Iran. He spent his career warning that treating Islam as a threat would become a self-fulfilling prophecy John Esposito speaks to Middle East Eye's Unapologetic podcast in August 2025 (Screengrab/MEE) Off John Esposito would occasionally joke that he owed his success to Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran.
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