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Irish singer Sinead O'Connor announced that she had converted to Islam and that she had changed her name to become Shuhada & Davitt.
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Sinead O 'Connor is back in the spotlight.

The Irish singer, who has announced that she has Converted to Islam and changed to Shuhada Davitt, she went on Twitter Tuesday to tell her followers that she never wanted to spend time with whites again, calling them "disgusting".

"I'm terribly sorry," says his tweet. "What I'm about to say is something so racist that I never thought my soul could feel it, but in reality I never want to spend time with whites again (if this is what we call non-Muslims.) Not a moment, for no reason, they are disgusting. "

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The followers of the star of 51 years have reacted quickly, many themselves being followers of the new religion of the singer.

The Twitter user @Elegancebyebony was one of many people who quoted the sermon of the Prophet Muhammad's farewell: "There is no superiority for an Arab on a non-Arab nor for a non-Arab on a black Arabic, and black is not superior to white except by piety "

@TDainton added, "The last time I checked, non-muslim people were called people and" muslim "people were also called people … Respect and never reject . "

And @FatiSada advised, "Easy sister, all are equal in the eyes of Allah …"

The singer "Nothing Compares 2 U" continued the storm on Twitter, switching to critics of theologians, the Catholic Church, President Donald Trump and Twitter.

She ended the night saying, "The last word, if it's" Crazy "to worry about it.So, of course, give me a spank and call me Fruity Loops:"

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