If you’re Gen X, you probably remember O’Connor’s 1990 cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” (listen to the track on You Tube – audio only – or – watch and listen to the Original Music Video).
O’Connor recently announced that she has converted to Islam.
Sinead O’Connor has converted to Islam
Sinead O’Connor has announced she has converted to Islam and changed her name to the Arabic word for “martyr.”
The “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer, 51, tweeted a picture of herself wearing a hijab.
Mom-of-four O’Connor was ordained a priest by a Catholic sect during the 1990s.
But the Irish singer has changed faiths and her name to Shuhada Davitt.
Sinead, who has struggled with mental health issues, told fans: “This is to announce that I am proud to have become a Muslim.
Sinead O’Connor reveals she’s converted to Islam: ‘I am proud to have become a Muslim’
October 2018
….Last week, the “Nothing Compares 2 U” singer, revealed on Twitter that she had converted to Islam.
“This is to announce that I am proud to have become a Muslim,” O’Connor wrote on Oct. 19, explaining that her new faith “is the natural conclusion of any intelligent theologian’s journey.”
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