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A self-described "spiritual man," the rapper Akon has weaved his religious beliefs into his music. In his song "Senegal," he raps, "So what you know about how God comes first in our lives, everything that we do is for Allah."
Mandvi, an actor and comedian, is best known for his role as a "Daily
Show" correspondent. Mandvi was born in India and spent much of his
childhood in the UK before his family ultimately moved to Tampa, Florida.
Mandvi told the Tampa Bay Times, "My
experience on 'The Daily Show' is that ... sometimes you get the thing
that you want, but in a way that you never expected to get it.
"Like an important time to say something as a Muslim-American, as a
brown person, as an immigrant. I feel like a lot of my work is about
[exploring] that gap between cultures ... I just want to keep building
on that," he said.
Burstyn, an Emmy-winning actress, appears to follow a loose form of Sufi Islam,
The Wall Street Journal has reported. Burstyn, known for "The
Exorcist," "Requiem For A Dream," and "Political Animals," says she believes in aspects from many major religions.
O’Neal has rarely spoken publicly about being a Muslim, but in 2010 he did reveal he
intended to take the Islamic pilgrimage known as the Hajj to Mecca,
Saudi Arabia. The Saudi government bars all non-Muslims from visiting
Mecca.
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5 Famous Americans You Probably Didn't Know Were Muslim
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