John Cleese posted on X on February 10, 2026: "Any criticism of Islam is labelled 'Islamophobia'."
He followed up the next day: "A better word would be 'Islamosceptic'. A difference of opinion is not a phobia."
Cleese added, "A phobia is irrational. There is nothing irrational about criticizing aspects of Islam."
The word "Islamophobic" is emotionally loaded to suggest that criticism of Islam implies mental instability, Cleese explained. He is correct. The term is a tool to shut down debate, not a fair description of reality.
John Cleese was born on October 27, 1939, in Weston-Super-Mare, England, to Muriel Evelyn (Cross) and Reginald Francis Cleese. He was born into a family of modest means, his father being an insurance salesman; but he was nonetheless sent off to private schools to obtain a good education.
Cleese has never been afraid to speak the truth. In 2011, he called out multiculturalism for destroying British identity. In 2019, he said London was no longer an English city because of mass migration. In 2023, he took on cancel culture, refusing to bend the knee to political correctness.
Islam is fundamentally at odds with Western, Christian, and Jewish values. Sharia law demands total submission, kills those who leave the faith, and treats women as second-class. The 9/11 attacks and the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre are just two examples of what happens when these beliefs are taken seriously. The core texts of Islam drive extremism and reject everything the West stands for.
Cleese exposes how "Islamophobia" protects a dangerous ideology from scrutiny. Strong societies question threats, not silence critics.
Survival means rejecting this scam and defending our Judeo-Christian heritage against any force that seeks to undermine it. John Cleese, at 84, remains a genius who tells the truth when others cower.