Mohammed Hijab declares bankruptcy after legal loss to Douglas Murray and The Spectator

In August 2025, Mohammed Hijab (his real name is Mohammed Hegab but he evidently wanted to show his Muslima feminine side), a prominent Islamic influencer and debater, lost a high-profile defamation lawsuit he brought against Douglas Murray and The Spectator magazine.

The case stemmed from a 2022 article by Murray that linked Hijab to inflammatory rhetoric during the Leicester riots (involving tensions between Muslim and Hindu communities). The High Court ruled in favor of Murray and The Spectator, finding the article "substantially true" and determining that Hijab had "lied on significant issues" in court, rendering his evidence "worthless."

Can you say "taqiyya" guys?  

His appeal was later rejected by the Court of Appeal in October 2025. 

As the losing party, Hijab was ordered to pay the defendants' legal costs, with estimates circulating around £670,000 to £850,000 (including his own fees and the awarded costs). On or around January 23, 2026, Douglas Murray publicly stated on X that Hijab had declared himself bankrupt following the failed case. Douglas was kind enough not to add that Hijab is mentally bankrupt as well.

This situation has been widely discussed and shared across X, with multiple posts referencing the bankruptcy filing as a direct consequence of the massive legal bill. Hijab has responded on X in threads (including quoting hadiths about spiritual "bankruptcy" on Judgment Day and questioning the enforceability of payments post-bankruptcy), but he has not denied the declaration itself.

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This development has drawn significant attention, mockery from critics, and commentary on the risks of unsuccessful libel actions in the UK (where losers like Hijab typically pay costs). 

Bankruptcy in such cases can limit immediate enforcement of debts but does not erase all obligations, and assets may still be pursued by an insolvency practitioner. 

The story highlights broader issues around free speech, press freedom, and the high costs of defamation litigation in the UK.

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Biden's handlers ward off press, internet explodes

President-ish Joe Biden was at an event in Saginaw, Michigan on Thursday and when the press tried to ask him questions which he agreed to take, his handlers whisked him away to avoid having him display his full-blown dementia. 

Biden was trying to push his re-election campaign and speak to volunteers who would vote for a Democrat even if the candidate was declared brain dead. I'm not saying Joe Biden is fully brain dead, but there aren't a lot of neurons firing up there in the old noggin. The trip to Saginaw also included a visit to a 131-year-old Victorian mansion owned by members of the Saginaw City Council and Saginaw Public Schools Board of Education.

As he stood on the porch of the mansion with his back to the press, he was heard saying, "Can I take a couple questions?"

A woman in a Biden-Harris jacket, who may have once played the part of an Easter bunny said, "We're going to take a few questions," whereupon staff immediately started putting their arms up and walking toward the press gaggle, loudly repeating, "Thank you, press, back to the cars."

A video of the occurrence was posted on X and a myriad of comments blasting Biden’s team followed

Stephen L. Miller, contributing editor at The Spectator called the video, an "amazing clip," adding, "'We're going to take a few questions.' Not in front of the journalists... back to the cars guys," Miller said.

Grateful Calvin, a freelancer for Twitchy, said, "You know the words by now… 'This is fine. He's fine. Everything is fine.'"

"The moment Biden suggests taking a few questions, his handlers come flying in like Secret Service agents taking a bullet, yelling at the press to get back in their cars," Bonchie, a writer for the conservative blog Red State said. "What an incredible scene."

"This is bad. Really bad. They’ve told his staff not to let him open his mouth. Trump would’ve walked out and spoke spontaneously for an hour," another Red State contributor, Buzz Patterson, reacted.

Biden's Saginaw appearance came after stops in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. He is trying to convince people that he's fully sentient but many aren't buying it. After he made his State of the Union tirade last week, he's hoping to show voters that he's just a regular guy with blond hair on his legs that kids love to rub by the pool when Cornpop isn't around to cause trouble that Joe needs to assuage.

And he likes it when kids rub his legs.

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