Dublin:ย Singer Sinead OโConnor stepped out in a traditional hijab with her son after converting to Islam in October.
The 52-year-old wore a bright red abaya and matching hijab when she appeared on โThe Late Late Showโ in Dublin on Friday night, reports โ the sunโ
Earlier in the day, she arrived at the studio with her son, 15-year-old Shane Lunny, who looks exactly like his mom.
Sinead was dressed more casually in blue trousers, a matching belted shirt, and a navy cardigan. She complete the look with a dark blue headscarf. Shane carried his motherโs red abaya to the venue.
Shane apart, Sinead is also mother to 32-year-old Jake, 23-year-old Roisin and 12-year-old Yeshua.
In October last year, Sinead announced that she had converted to Islam, changing her name to Shuhada Davitt.
Sinรฉad OโConnor has described how she felt โat homeโ after reading the Koran and subsequently embracing the Muslim religion.
The singer, who has returned following a five-year hiatus from touring, announced her decision to โrevertโ to Islam almost a year ago and says she often wears the hijab as a means of signalling her new-found beliefs.
โThe word โrevertโ refers to the idea that if you were to study the Koran you would realise that you were a Muslim all your life and you didnโt realise it. Thatโs what happened to me,โ she said on Friday nightโs Late Late Show.
โI am 52. I grew up in a very differentย Irelandย to the one that exists now and it was a very oppressed country religiously speaking. And everybody was miserable; nobody was getting any joy in God.
โThe singer, who has long captivated audiences with her views on Irish life, spoke about reading the scriptures as a child and later exploring other religious texts โtrying to find the truth about Godโ. She left Islam until last because she held her own prejudices about the religion, she said.
Ref :โThe Sunโ
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Ustadha Fahmina holds a Sanad in Alimiyyah (6-year Dars-e-Nizami) from two recognized Islamic institutes and a Master's degree in Arabic from Indira Gandhi National University. She teaches Qur'an, Tafsir, Hadith, and Fiqh following the Hanafi school within Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama'ah. She founded Islam Hashtag in 2015 to bring authentic Islamic learning to Muslim families online. She also holds a degree in Optometry and is the founder of Optometryskills.com.
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