Irish singer Sinead O’Connor converts to Islam, changes name
- She also changed her Twitter avatar to a black-and-white image of the Nike logo with the slogan: ‘Wear a hijab. Just do it.’
Irish singer Sinead O’Connor has announced that she has converted to Islam and changed her name to Shuhada. Having adopted the name Magda Davitt last year, she is now called Shuhada Davitt.
O’Connor, 51, also changed her Twitter avatar to a black-and-white image of the Nike logo and the slogan: “Wear a hijab. Just do it.”
“This is to announce that I am proud to have become a Muslim. This is the natural conclusion of any intelligent theologian’s journey,” she tweeted. “All scripture study leads to Islam. Which makes all other scriptures redundant. I will be given new name. It will be Shuhada.”
Her Twitter account says the singer now lives in “Direland”.
O’Connor’s 1990 hit Nothing Compares 2 U – a cover of a Prince song – became a global hit, with her haunting voice, shaved head and single-tone outfits turning her into both an enigmatic and captivating figure.