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Sinead O’Connor converts to Islam, changes name to Shuhada’

Michael Cheang (The Star/Asia News Network)
Fri, October 26, 2018

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Sinead O’Connor converts to Islam, changes name to Shuhada’ Irish singer Sinead O’Connor has converted to Islam, adopting the name Shuhada’ Davitt in the process. (Twitter/MagdaDavitt77/-)

Irish singer Sinead O’Connor has converted to Islam, adopting the name Shuhada’ Davitt in the process.

The singer, who is best known for smash 1990 remake of Prince’s Nothing Compares 2 U, made the announcement via Twitter yesterday.

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The 51-year-old singer, who had changed her name to Magda Davitt last year, also tweeted a photo of her wearing the hijab, and also a video of her singing the Azan, apologizing for getting some of the pronunciations wrong.

 


This article appeared on The Star newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
 

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