The pioneering scholar, who died on July 15, challenged Orientalist orthodoxies and reshaped the study of Islam.
![John Esposito was an early and courageous scholar who challenged Orientalist misrepresentations of Islam and Muslims in an era of deep polarisation [Screenshot/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/esposito-1784263463.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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