People you didnt know were muslim

[ForeverHeat]

Added a lot more down low
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T-Pain
Akon
Mike Tyson
Shaquille O'Neal
Michael Jackson
Robin Van Persie
Busta Rhymes
Nicholas Anelka
Frank Ribery
Both Kolo Toure and Yaya Toure
Lupe Fiasco (I knew, but maybe you guys didnt).
Thierry Henry
Ice Cube
Napoleon (from 2pacs group outlawz)
Jermaine Jackson (I also knew)
Beanie Sigel
Dave Chappelle
Swiss Beatz
Big Daddy Kane
Rakim
Mos Def
Everlast
DJ Khaled
MC Ren
Scarface
Raekwon
Q-Tip
Snoop Dogg (was, but is rasta now)
Vinne Paz
Rima Fakih (Miss USA 2010)
Bernard Hopkins

Newly Added
Chamillionaire
Iman (old ass model)
Eve (from that tv show eve)
K-Rino
Ghostface Killah
Mesut Ozil
Karim Benzema
Zinedine Zidane
Common
Danny Williams (british boxer)
Chris Eubank (see above)
Samir Nasri (maybe yo uguys knew that one lol)
Ibrahim Afellay
Seydou Keita
Eric Abidal
Zayn Malik (dat dude from one direction)

You guys feel free to add anyones I missed.

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[chains5000]

Bladers

[miller-time]

i wonder how devout they are though? from my perspective it seems more like (not always though) a social thing than a spiritual one.

[rufuspaul]

Michael Jackson was a Jehovah's Witness.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Michael Jackson was a Jehovah's Witness.
He supposedly converted. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/michael-jackson/5684999/Michael-Jackson-was-he-influenced-by-the-Nation-of-Islam.html)

[L.Kizzle]

Michael Jackson was a Jehovah's Witness.
Jermaine converted him later in his life.

[rufuspaul]

Well you learn something new every now and then.

[millwad]

RufusPaul is so white.

[tomtucker]

i wonder how devout they are though? from my perspective it seems more like (not always though) a social thing than a spiritual one.

right, i have never heard or seen Shaquille O'Neal, Mike Tyson and Snoop Dogg praying several times a day, and visiting mosques

[longhornfan1234]

Obama.

[rufuspaul]

RufusPaul is so white.


What does that have to do with anything? I didn't know MJ converted to Islam because of my race?

[yungtyrekeevans]

RufusPaul is so white.

my nikka you g@y as all f*ck.

bitch ass nikka.

[NotYetGreat]

The two that caught me off guard were T-Pain and (especially) Shaq. :oldlol:

[alenleomessi]

im a born muslim myself but im not religious at all so some people that know me dont even know that

[andgar923]

i wonder how devout they are though? from my perspective it seems more like (not always though) a social thing than a spiritual one.
YOu can't convert (revert) just because you decide to one day.

[macmac]

im a born muslim myself but im not religious at all so some people that know me dont even know that

Wow cool, OP add alenleomessi to the list

[millwad]

im a born muslim myself but im not religious at all so some people that know me dont even know that

I freaking hate that people are born into one religion, I'm a born christian but I have never given a damn about religion or any god. I believe in science..

I mean, a great majority of all the religious persons around the world are religious due having religious parents. I mean, seriously, so silly.

[HardwoodLegend]

Shaquille O'Neal, T-Pain and Ice Cube blew my mind.

Mike Tyson's conversion was pretty widely publicized though. I thought most knew of it.

[alenleomessi]

I freaking hate that people are born into one religion, I'm a born christian but I have never given a damn about religion or any god. I believe in science..

I mean, a great majority of all the religious persons around the world are religious due having religious parents. I mean, seriously, so silly.
i think that most of the more intelligent kids realize that religion is bs and stop giving a damn about it around the mid-teens
still every person should be born free and should decide what theyll choose and do later in their lifes

[alenleomessi]

and lol i didnt know van persie is a muslim
random.

[HardwoodLegend]

I wish there was a photo of Shaquille and Hakeem praying together in a mosque.

I have no idea why. I just do.

[andgar923]

Everlast surprised me.

Here's an interview with Everlast.

http://www.islamicbulletin.com/newsletters/issue_18/artist.aspx

[Legend of Josh]

Everlast surprised me.

Here's an interview with Everlast.

http://www.islamicbulletin.com/newsletters/issue_18/artist.aspx

Really? You've never heard House of Pain's "Fed Up" and "Fed Up Remix feat. Guru" ?

They're kinda dope actually. Look them up.

LOL, who really didn't know Vinnie Paz wasn't?

[andgar923]

Really? You've never heard House of Pain's "Fed Up" and "Fed Up Remix feat. Guru" ?

They're kinda dope actually. Look them up.

LOL, who really didn't know Vinnie Paz wasn't?

No I hadn't.

Vinnie Paz is obvious, I actually would've been surprised if he wasn't.:lol Every other word he says is "Allah"

[imdaman99]

Aisha aka Muhammeds 9 year old wife.
was that necessary dawg?

/randy jackson

[bdreason]

Religion is like sexual orientation.... I really don't give a fukc what you are, just don't push your beliefs on me.

[LJJ]

Religion is like sexual orientation.... I really don't give a fukc what you are, just don't push your beliefs on me.

Damn, I be having some people pushing all kinds of sexual beliefs on me all the time doe like.

[LamarOdom]

was that necessary dawg?

/randy jackson

Yes.

I thought we were mentioning people that is Muslims.

[ImmortalD24]

When I first heard Muhammad Ali was Muslim last year.. I was like :biggums:

jk

[imdaman99]

Yes.

I thought we were mentioning people that is Muslims.
people you didnt know were muslim. maybe op should have wrote that in the title of thread... oh wait

[LamarOdom]

people you didnt know were muslim. maybe op should have wrote that in the title of thread... oh wait

Did everyone here know who Aisha was? I schooled some in here.

Did you take offense by what I wrote? cause if I have wrong information I'm glad if you tell me about it.

[Duderonomy]

The only reason why it's cool or "in" for black celebrities to become or say they're muslim is because muslims came to africa before Christian missionaires did. So, in their mind being a "Christian" is selling out the white man's religion.

[andgar923]

The only reason why it's cool or "in" for black celebrities to become or say they're muslim is because muslims came to africa before Christian missionaires did. So, in their mind being a "Christian" is selling out the white man's religion.
I'm sure that's exactly the reason why!

[-p.tiddy-]

T-Pain
Akon
Mike Tyson
Shaquille O'Neal
Michael Jackson
Robin Van Persie
Busta Rhymes
Nicholas Anelka
Frank Ribery
Both Kolo Toure and Yaya Toure
Lupe Fiasco (I knew, but maybe you guys didnt).
Thierry Henry
Ice Cube
Napoleon (from 2pacs group outlawz)
Jermaine Jackson (I also knew)
Beanie Sigel
Dave Chappelle
Swiss Beatz
Big Daddy Kane
Rakim
Mos Def
Everlast
DJ Khaled
MC Ren
Scarface
Raekwon
Q-Tip
Snoop Dogg (was, but is rasta now)
Vinne Paz
Rima Fakih (Miss USA 2010)
Bernard Hopkins


bunch of rappers and boxers...and Miss USA

where is the list of people worth a shit?

[bmulls]

I'm sure that's exactly the reason why!

well, it pretty much is. It started with Malcom X.

[andgar923]

well, it pretty much is. It started with Malcom X.
you have proof of this?

[EnoughSaid]

A Muslim here! Do everything. Eid, going to the mosque, praying, etc. :cheers:

[D-Rose]

I was raised a Muslim and am an atheist now.

[Bosnian Sajo]

T-Pain and Van Persie are not Muslims. Van Persie cam out and said he is not Muslim/Christian/Jew and T-Pain wears crosses for crying out loud :oldlol:

Rest of your list looks accurate. And since we brought up soccer, half the French team is Muslim and alot of players on Real Madrid are as well. There is quite a big % of Muslims playing professional soccer actually.

[RaininTwos]

bunch of rappers and boxers...and Miss USA

where is the list of people worth a shit?
Those people are worth quite a bit...

[L.Kizzle]

Joe Tex
Big Daddy Kane
Kool Moe D
Like half of Wu-Tang
I think Keenen Ivory Wayansis, but not sure. He said he doesn't eat pork, but not sure if he was joking or not.

[andgar923]

Joe Tex
Big Daddy Kane
Kool Moe D
Like half of Wu-Tang
I think Keenen Ivory Wayansis, but not sure. He said he doesn't eat pork, but not sure if he was joking or not.

i thought the Wu was mostly percenters?

[L.Kizzle]

i thought the Wu was mostly percenters?
Isn't that a branch of Islam?

[andgar923]

Isn't that a branch of Islam?
not really

Most Muslims don't consider the Nation or them Muslims.

[L.Kizzle]

not really

Most Muslims don't consider the Nation or them Muslims.
Some Catholics don't consider Baptist Christians, but they're still Christians right?

[andgar923]

Some Catholics don't consider Baptist Christians, but they're still Christians right?

Different thing.

5 Percenters was created in Harlem in the 60s. Their core beliefs don't really match those of Islam. People confuse them cause they say "Allah", but most of Islam rejects them.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Some Catholics don't consider Baptist Christians, but they're still Christians right?

Nation of Islam and Islam itself have 2 completely different theories...so no, they are not the same.

Sunni and Shiite aren't even the same, very different beliefs. Sunni's follow Muhammeds (pbuh) way while Shiite's follow Ali (pbuh).

[L.Kizzle]

Ok, I always thought it was like an off shot. Well then half those rappers in the OP are 5 percent right?

[andgar923]

Ok, I always thought it was like an off shot. Well then half those rappers in the OP are 5 percent right?

Naw, most of them started off as 5 per centers but later converted to traditional Islam.

[Bosnian Sajo]

Rakim is 5%, as is Nas. Lupe, Busta, Mos Def, Akon are Sunni. IDK about the rest.

[andgar923]

Some Catholics don't consider Baptist Christians, but they're still Christians right?

The funny thing is many Catholics (at least from the Mexican community) don't really consider themselves 'Christian' either. They consider it an entirely different religion for some reason.

[pauk]

Muslim here aswell, from Croatia/Bosnia... :cheers: mother is a Catholic tho... but im not that super religious to be honest...

[LALakerFan4Life]

Now name the Buddhist celebrities.

[pauk]

Rakim is 5%, as is Nas. Lupe, Busta, Mos Def, Akon are Sunni. IDK about the rest.

Odakle si iz Bosne? Zivis li mozda u Ameriku?

[ace23]

Thread title implies that we give a shit about their religious beliefs anyway. Really, who gives a shit?

Thread is sux.

[L.Kizzle]

Thread title implies that we give a shit about their religious beliefs anyway. Who gives a shit?

Thread is sux.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-gpwYvxBfA

[Legend of Josh]

Rakim is 5%, as is Nas. Lupe, Busta, Mos Def, Akon are Sunni. IDK about the rest.

Isn't Nas more Christian ... he references Christ quite often in many of his lyrics ... I think I recall a video of him rocking a cross piece, no?

:confusedshrug:

[andgar923]

Isn't Nas more Christian ... he references Christ quite often in many of his lyrics ... I think I recall a video of him rocking a cross piece, no?

:confusedshrug:
Nas is an idiot, wannabe tho.

[Scholar]

Not to sound cocky, but I knew 25 of the 32 people listed in OP's post were Muslims. Only ones I didn't know about were:
Robin Van Persie
Nicholas Anelka
Frank Ribery
Both Kolo Toure and Yaya Toure
Thierry Henry
Rima Fakih (Miss USA 2010)

[winwin]

bunch of rappers and boxers...and Miss USA

where is the list of people worth a shit?

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his Bachelor of Arts (philosophy) from Harvard College in 1971, his Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School in 1974, his Master of Arts (clinical child psychology) from the University of Denver in 1976, his Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) degree in clinical psychology from the University of Denver in 1978

Isabelle Eberhardt - explorer and writer

Gigi Gryce - American saxophonist, flutist, clarinetist, composer, arranger, and educator

Gary Legenhausen - American philosopher and writer.

Frithjof Schuon - Swiss-German metaphysician, poet, painter, philosopher and leading figure of the perennialist school

Lady Evelyn Cobbold - Scottish noblewoman

Edoardo Agnelli - eldest son of Gianni Agnelli, the industrialist patriarch of Fiat

Lauren Booth - a British broadcaster, journalist and human rights activist

Margret Marcus- Author of many books covering several subjects

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[Umad101]

A Muslim here! Do everything. Eid, going to the mosque, praying, etc. :cheers:
I didn't like u before but after hearing this I have a change of heart




Salam my brother

[MMM]

Salam to the muslim brothers in here; i just want to respond to one post in particular.


The only reason why it's cool or "in" for black celebrities to become or say they're muslim is because muslims came to africa before Christian missionaires did. So, in their mind being a "Christian" is selling out the white man's religion.

or it could have to do with what Islam brought to East, North and West Africa when it first spread there. Also how the pilgrimage and trade caravans that linked vast cultures and geography benefited not only Africans but eventually Europeans as well.

[ForeverHeat]

Robin Van Persie convertedto islam when he married hismuslim wife. T-Pain was always muslim, his real name is Faheem Rasheed Najm

[ForeverHeat]

I posted a lot more on the front page. Feel free to add more people.

[LJJ]

the list goes on ........................




http://i.imgur.com/UB1eV.gif

[LJJ]

It's weird how Salman Rushdie is the most accomplished "muslim" of the modern world.

[ForeverHeat]

It's weird how Salman Rushdie is the most accomplished "muslim" of the modern world.

You, my friend are racist. Islamophobia is a bad thing, isn't it? Your insecurity is just so obvious, dont even try to hide it. Oh wait, you werent trying to hide it. You are just exposing it on a messageboard.

[DropStep]

bunch of rappers and boxers...and Miss USA

where is the list of people worth a shit?

Aka Where the White People at?

[LJJ]

You, my friend are racist. Islamophobia is a bad thing, isn't it? Your insecurity is just so obvious, dont even try to hide it. Oh wait, you werent trying to hide it. You are just exposing it on a messageboard.

Islam isn't a race bro. There are white muslims, black muslims, asian muslims, etc.

Besides, muslim is in quotation marks because he used to be one, but now is the single most hated apostate within that religion. Should be obvious.


It's still true though. Rushdie is a literary genius who is one of the most important writers of our time, I really can't think of any other muslim who contributed as much to his field as Rushdie in recent history.

[tomtucker]

Nation of Islam and Islam itself have 2 completely different theories...so no, they are not the same.

Sunni and Shiite aren't even the same, very different beliefs. Sunni's follow Muhammeds (pbuh) way while Shiite's follow Ali (pbuh).

I belive ice cube became a member of the Nation of Islam back in the 90

[LJJ]

[QUOTE=tomtucker]I belive ice cube became a member of the Nation of Islam back in the 90

[magic chiongson]

i was born & raised in a muslim-dominated community, and my maternal grandparents were muslim. about 25% of the students in the catholic elementary school i went to were muslims as well. they had to read the bible to study for exams as well :D

[The Ownage]

Tech N9ne

[miller-time]

YOu can't convert (revert) just because you decide to one day.

You can when you have lots of money, influence and popularity. You don't think scientologists are the only ones out there trying to convert big names?

[ace23]

How would you know someone's religion unless he mentions or alludes to it? Who are some people you didn't know were Christian, agnostic, atheist, etc.?

[GOBB_Junior]

http://www.barenakedislam.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Jesus-is-a-Muslim.jpg

http://godlygentleman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/historical-jesus.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeR_fU1acjM

The Muslim Jesus aka Isa.

[DukeDelonte13]

I freaking hate that people are born into one religion, I'm a born christian but I have never given a damn about religion or any god. I believe in science..

I mean, a great majority of all the religious persons around the world are religious due having religious parents. I mean, seriously, so silly.


its not silly, its part of a person's cultural identity. Take being born a jew. Your family has legit been jewish for the past few thousands years, celebrating feast days and doing traditions all the while. Is it really that silly for that person to continue doing what their family has been doing for so long? I don't think so.

[Budadiiii]

its not silly, its part of a person's cultural identity. Take being born a jew. Your family has legit been jewish for the past few thousands years, celebrating feast days and doing traditions all the while. Is it really that silly for that person to continue doing what their family has been doing for so long? I don't think so.
Yes? That's silly as ****. You should be able to live your own life and make your own decisions, not believe or follow the customs of some modern cult because your ignorant ancestors have been doing it. It's a part of human evolution. Cultural identity? Get the **** out of here. :lol

[L.Kizzle]

so you have a list with celebrity muslims... :confusedshrug:




here are some atheists:

Douglas Adams, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Woody Allen, Fred Armisen, Lance Armstrong, Darren Aronofsky, Isaac Asimov, Dan Barker, Dave Barry, Ingmar Bergman, Richard Branson, James Cameron, George Carlin, John Carmack, Adam Carolla, John Carpenter, Asia Carrera, Fidel Castro, Noam Chomsky, Jeremy Clarkson, Billy Connolly, Francis Crick, David Cronenberg, David Cross, Alan Cumming, Rodney Dangerfield, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Ani DiFranco, Micky Dolenz, Harlan Ellison, Richard Feynman, Harvey Fierstein, Larry Flynt, Dave Foley, Jodie Foster, Janeane Garofalo, Bill Gates, Bob Geldof, Ricky Gervais, Ira Glass, James Gleick, Robert Heinlein, Ernest Hemingway, Katharine Hepburn, Christopher Hitchens, Jamie Hyneman, Eddie Izzard, Penn Jillette, Billy Joel, Diane Keaton, Michael Kinsley, Keira Knightley, John Landis, Hugh Laurie, Artie Lange, Richard Leakey, Bruce Lee, Tom Lehrer, John Lennon, Tom Leykis, James Lipton, H.P. Lovecraft, Seth MacFarlane, Bill Maher, John Malkovich, Barry Manilow, Todd McFarlane, Sir Ian McKellen, Arthur Miller, Frank Miller, Julianne Moore, Rafael Nadal, Randy Newman, Mike Nichols, Jack Nicholson, Gary Numan, Bob Odenkirk, Patton Oswalt, Camille Paglia, Trey Parker, Steven Pinker, Paula Poundstone, Terry Pratchett, Robin Quivers, James Randi, Ron Reagan Jr., Rob Reiner, Keanu Reeves, Rick Reynolds, Gene Roddenberry, Joe Rogan, Henry Rollins, Andy Rooney, Salman Rushdie, Adam Savage, Brian Sapient, Bob Simon, Steven Soderbergh, Annika Sorenstam, George Soros, Richard Stallman, Howard Stern, Matt Stone, Julia Sweeney, Teller, Studs Terkel, Pat Tillman, Alan Turing, Eddie Vedder, Gore Vidal, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Steven Weinberg, Joss Whedon, Ted Williams, Steve Wozniak,


christian orthodox:

Tom Hanks, Tina Fey, Michael Dukakis, Olympia Dukakis, Cyril Lucaris, Spencer Abraham, George Stephanopoulos, Darrell Issa, George Tenet, Paul Weyrich, Terry Mattingly, Rod Blagojevich, Paul Sarbanes, Olympia Snowe, Michael Huffington, Melissa Bean, Michael Bilirakis


and some agnostics:

Margaret Atwood, Antonio Banderas, Susie Bright, Warren Buffett, Vincent Bugliosi, Dick Cavett, Robert X. Cringely, Clarence Darrow, Charles Darwin, Alan Dershowitz, Richard Dreyfuss, Umberto Eco, Timothy Ferris, Carrie Fisher, Morgan Freeman, Bill Gates, Stephen Jay Gould, Matt Groening, Bob Guccione, Robert (Bob) James Lee Hawke, David Horowitz, Bob Hoskins, Robert Jastrow, Matt Johnson, Jack Kevorkian, Larry King, Tony Kushner, Dave Matthews, Larry Niven, Neil Peart, Sean Penn, Roman Polanski, Bertrand Russell, Carl Sagan, James Taylor, Charles Templeton, Uma Thurman, Ted Turner, Robert Anton Wilson


and with my rare ability to use google I could go on!
White people atheist, black people Muslims ... Seems about right.

[SevereUpInHere]

the list goes on ........................


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:oldlol: :oldlol:

Had you heard of any of those people before you looked it up?

[D-Wade316]

i was born & raised in a muslim-dominated community, and my maternal grandparents were muslim. about 25% of the students in the catholic elementary school i went to were muslims as well. they had to read the bible to study for exams as well :D
You live in Mindanao?