"why is it that when white men die, the world mourns"
Nadiya Hussain has caused outrage after sharing posts that slammed the reaction to Charlie Kirk’s death.
The 31-year-old Republican activist died on September 10, 2025, after being shot in the neck during a university event in Utah. The manhunt for the shooter remains ongoing.
While many personalities paid tribute to Kirk, Hussain posted a series of strongly worded social media posts.
On her Instagram Story, she reposted statements highlighting his pro-Israeli stance while he was alive.
One statement read: “Charlie Kirk, a right-wing political ‘activist’, was shot in the neck today and died.
“The internet screams, ‘graphic’, ‘unwatchable’, ‘unimaginable terror’.
“For two years, Gaza has lived through horrors that no words can hold. Children carrying other children in bloodied backpacks.
“Bodies torn apart in buildings, shreds hanging. Brains on the floor. Burns too horrific to imagine. Horror upon horror. And this is what’s ‘too graphic’?
“A man who was a vocal Islamophobe and bigot who glorified violence. He celebrated shootings, cheered on aggression, and thrived on spreading hate. His life was a platform for division and fear.
“But here’s the question we can’t ignore: why is it that when white men die, the world mourns, and when 20,000 children do, silence fills the streets?”
Nadiya Hussain reshared another post from a different account:
“If the last two years have shown us anything, it is that empathy cannot be forced and who it is extended to can be chosen.
“To those who have spent the last two years silent but are now shouting that people are unempathetic to Charlie Kirk, it’s not a lack of empathy, but simply selective empathy. Surely you are familiar with it, no?”
Hussain’s Instagram Stories sparked anger on social media, with one writing:
“I’m sorry but I think this is in really poor taste. I’m a heavy supporter of Palestine. I post daily. I don’t think anyone deserves to die. No matter their opinions, who they are or what they stand for.”
Another added: “There are many people who have mourned for both, I am one of them.
“Show respect to the man who just died instead of using it as an opportunity to be divisive.”
Hitting out at the TV chef, a comment read: “This is your response to a guy getting murdered on a college campus? Get a grip.
“You don’t have to agree with him, but you don’t murder somebody for sharing their opinions and engaging in debate. Gross.”
Since her BBC cooking show was axed, Nadiya Hussain has made no secret of her intention to use her social media platforms to voice her political opinions, no matter how divisive.
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