John Cleese nailing it: ‘Criticism of a religion is a traditional British value. Criticism of Islam should be called Islamo-scepticism, as the suffix ‘phobia’ suggests an irrational fear, like fear of spiders or dogs. Some criticisms of Koranic practices like child marriage, Female Genital Mutilation, the duty to kill 'infidels', and the stoning of women, are definitely not irrational.’

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