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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Amrit Dhillon in Delhi

India: more countries join Muslim protests over Muhammad remarks

Protests in Mumbai call for the arrest of  Nupur Sharma, the BJP’s national spokesperson, over comments she made about the Prophet Muhammad.
Protests in Mumbai call for the arrest of Nupur Sharma, the BJP’s national spokesperson, over comments she made about the prophet Muhammad. Photograph: Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

Six more countries have joined diplomatic protests across the Muslim world over derogatory remarks insulting the prophet Muhammad made by spokespeople for the party of Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi.

Indonesia, the UAE, the Maldives, Jordan, Bahrain and Libya have joined Qatar, Kuwait, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Afghanistan in lodging official complaints over comments from representatives of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party. Meanwhile hardline party members have reacted angrily to disciplinary action against the pair after their comments went viral in the Middle East.

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