Shuhada' Davitt meaning: What does Sinéad O'Connor's new Muslim name mean? Which other celebs have converted to Islam?
Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor has announced she has converted to Islam and changed her name to Shuhada' Davitt.
O'Connor, 51, released the news on Twitter and along with selfies of her wearing a hijab.
Also changing the name of her Twitter page, O'Connor said her decision "is the natural conclusion of any intelligent theologian's journey".
In a video she recited the Azan, or call to prayer, later apologising for any pronunciation mistakes.
What does Shuhada' mean?
Shuhada' means "martyrs" in Arabic.
O'Connor spells her name with an apostrophe at the end.
Last year O'Connor changed her name to Magda Davitt, announcing at the time that "Sinead is dead" and that she wanted to be "free of the patriarchal slave names. Free of the parental curses.”
This is not the first time O'Connor has hit the headlines for her relationship with religion.
She was ordained as a priest in 1999 by a Catholic group not connected to the Roman Catholic Church, of which she has been a vocal critic.
She ripped up a picture of Pope John Paul II during a Saturday Night Live appearance in 1992.
Other celebrities who have converted to Islam
A number of famous faces have converted to Islam over the years.
Ex-champion boxers Mike Tyson and Muhammed Ali are two faces from the world of sport to have converted, Tyson in the mid 1990s and Ali in the mid-1960s.
Malcolm X converted while in prison as a young man and Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine converted around 30 years ago.
Rapper Ice Cube, otherwise known as O'Shea Jackson Sr, has been a Muslim since the nineties while Cat Stevens converted in 1976 and changed his name to Yusuf Islam.
Other famous rappers to have converted include Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest, Rakim - who became famous as one half of hip hop duo Erik B & Rakim - and Raekwon.
Last year Lindsay Lohan sparked rumours she had converted but this remains unconfirmed.
