2022 Muhammad remarks controversy

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The 2022 Muhammad remarks row began on 27 May 2022, when Nupur Sharma, a spokeswoman of India's ruling party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), made offensive remarks about the Islamic prophet Muhammad on a debate show, in reply to derogatory comments first made about the Hindu god Shiva by her on-panel Muslim adversary. Sharma's comment was in reference to an account from Sahih al-Bukhari that Muhammad (aged 53) married Aisha when she was six-years old, and the marriage was consummated when Aisha was nine. The controversy escalated on 1 June, when Naveen Kumar Jindal, the Delhi BJP media chief, made similar remarks on Twitter. By 4 June, the remarks had been widely shared on social media, and were trending among the top 10 hashtags in all the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Turkey. On the contrary, they were defended by far-right politicians in Europe, like Geert Wilders, who cited Sharma's right to freedom of speech. The comments were strongly condemned by Muslim nations...

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