Irish singer Sinead O’Connor.—

LONDON (AP):

Irish singer Sinead O’Connor, has announced she has converted to Islam and said she has changed her name to Shuhada’ Davitt.

The 51-year-old has been posting selfies of herself wearing hijabs on Twitter in recent days, as well as a video in which she sang the Azan, or call to prayer.

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She tweeted on October 9; “This is to announce that I am proud to have become a Muslim. This is the natural conclusion of any intelligent theologian’s journey. All scripture study leads to Islam. Which makes all other scriptures redundant.”

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The singer ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II during a Saturday Night Live appearance in 1992, as a protest against the Catholic Church.

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