Sinead O'Connor changes her name after converting to Islam
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Sinead O'Connor has revealed she's changed her name after turning her back on Catholicism and converting to Islam.
The Irish singer, who was once ordained a priest by the Irish Orthodox and Apostolic Church, made the announcement on Twitter telling fans she was proud to have become a muslim.
Sinead, 51, will now be known as Shuhada' Davitt - with shuhada meaning 'martyrs' or 'witnesses' in Arabic.
In a post to fans she wrote: "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. I will be given (another) new name. It will be Shuhada."
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The Nothing Compares 2 U singer changed her profile picture on the site to 'Wear A Hujab: JUST DO IT," alongside the Nick tick logo.
She then shared a video of her singing the Islamic call to prayer.
"I got some pronunciation wrong because emotions took me from my page... but there'll be hundreds of others onstage to come," she told her social media following.
Sinead has had a complicated relationship with Catholic Church in the past, not least when she tore up a photo of the Pope on live TV to protest about child sex abuse.
She also shocked the Church, which does not allow women priests, when she was ordained by an independent bishop.
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In 2012 as she took to the stage at an AIDS benefit gala in Los Angeles Sinead unveiled a huge and colourful tattoo of Jesus above a heart symbol on her chest.
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Sinead O'Connor performs during the filming of the Graham Norton show
Earlier this week, Sinead revealed that she was working on new material with collaborators including Ronnie Wood and Imelda May.
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