Random Celebrity Is Muslim (31 items)

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  (#1) Sinéad O'Connor

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  In an interview on September 16, 2019, Sinead O'Connor explained that she has always been Muslim, but just only realized it. "In Islam, you don't call it conversion. You call it reversion. The idea is you were born Muslim in the first place, that any person with any logic would realize they were born Muslim all along."

  "That's actually what happened to me, by being a theologian all my life. I never thought that I would join any particular religion, but because I grew up in a theocracy, I was very interested in theology. So I studied all the different religions, and I actually left Islam until last, because I had such a huge amount of prejudice about it actually, you know? But as soon as I read chapter two, I was like, 'Oh my God. I've been a Muslim my whole life and didn't even realize it,'" she added. 
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  (#2) Mahershala Ali

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  Born a Christian, Ali converted to Islam when he was a young man living in California. He is the first Muslim actor to ever win an Academy Award, for the 2016 film Moonlight. 
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  (#3) Janet Jackson

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  Janet Jackson was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, but she reportedly converted to Islam after marrying Wissam Al Mana in 2013.
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  (#4) Akon

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  Akon has stated in the press that he is Muslim and that his full name is Aliaune Damala Akon Thiam.
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  (#5) Dave Chappelle

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  Comedian Dave Chappelle converted to Islam in 1998.
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  (#6) Iman Abdulmajid

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  Iman Abdulmajid identifies herself as Muslim, but she says that she does not regularly practice the religion.
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  (#7) Shaquille O'Neal

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  Shaquille O'Neal was raised by a Baptist mother and Muslim stepfather. He has been identified as Muslim in several biographies, but he is quoted as saying, "I'm Muslim, I'm Jewish, I'm Buddhist, I'm everybody 'cause I'm a people person."
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  (#8) Busta Rhymes

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  Busta Rhymes has stated in interviews that he is Muslim and that the religion grounds him.
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  (#9) Casey Kasem

  • Dec. at 82 (1932-2014)

  Casey Kasem was a member of The Druze, an offshoot of Islam.
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  (#10) Big Daddy Kane

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  Big Daddy Kane is a member of the Black Muslim sect the Five Percent Nation.
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  (#11) Chali 2na

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  Jurassic 5 rapper Chali 2na was raised Muslim by his grandmother in South Central Los Angeles.
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  (#12) Everlast

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  Everlast converted from Catholicism to Islam in 1996.
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  (#13) Ghostface Killah

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  Ghostface Killah converted to Islam in 2013. He is quoted as saying, "We all need spiritual guidance and nothing in life is real, not even rap music. God is beautiful and only He is real.”
  
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  (#14) Mehmet Öz

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  Mehmet Öz grew up with a strict Islamic father and a more secular Muslim mother. He was declared one of the top 500 influential Muslims of 2009.
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  (#15) Snoop Dogg

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  In 2009, it was reported that Snoop Dogg had joined the Nation of Islam. As of 2012, he converted to the Rastafari movement and changed his name to Snoop Lion.
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  (#16) Ice Cube

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  Ice Cube converted to Islam in the 1990s.
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  (#17) Jermaine Jackson

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  Jermaine Jackson was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, but he converted to Islam in 1989.
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  (#18) Lupe Fiasco

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  Lupe Fiasco was born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco in Chicago, and he was raised in a Muslim household.
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  (#19) MC Ren

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  N.W.A. rapper MC Ren converted to the Nation of Islam in the early 1990s. He reportedly converted to orthodox Islam in the passing years.
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  (#20) Mos Def

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  Mos Def first started to study Islam when he was a teenager, and he declared his Muslim faith at the age of 19.
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  (#21) Nas

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  Nas was raised by a Muslim father and a Christian mother. He has mentioned both religions in his lyrics.
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  (#22) Mike Tyson

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  Mike Tyson converted to Islam in the early 1990s while he was in prison for a rape conviction.
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  (#23) Omar Epps

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  Omar Epps is reportedly Muslim, but he is not very vocal about his spirituality.
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  (#24) Q-Tip

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  Q-Tip converted to Islam in the mid 1990s. He has been honored by the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding for being one of the most successful Muslim music producers in the world.
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  (#25) Rakim

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  Rapper Rakim converted to Islam when he was 16 years old. He often speaks about his faith in his lyrics.
  
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  (#26) Raekwon

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  Wu-Tang Clan rapper Raekwon converted to Islam in 2009.
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  (#27) T-Pain

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  T-Pain was born Faheem Rasheed Najm in Tallahassee, Florida, and raised in a Muslim household. He has since distanced himself from organized religion.
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  (#28) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr., changed his name when he converted to Islam in 1971.
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  (#29) Malcolm X

  • Dec. at 40 (1925-1965)

  Malcolm X explored many denominations of the Muslim faith. He first joined the Nation of Islam in the late 1940s, and later he explored Sunni Islam. After denouncing the Nation of Islam in 1965, he was assassinated by several of the organization's members.
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  (#30) Muhammad Ali

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  Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. changed his name to Muhammad Ali in the 1960s after converting to Islam and joining the Nation of Islam. He later converted to Sunni Islam in 1975.
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  (#31) Hakeem Olajuwon

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  Hakeem Olajuwon was raised Muslim and became even more dedicated to his faith as he grew into adulthood.

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