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O'Connor changed her name to what, after converting to Islam?

  • Magda Davitt

  • Shuhada' Sadaqat

  • Sinéad O'Connor

  • Marie Bernadette

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Shuhada' Sadaqat is the name that O'Connor changed her name to after converting to Islam. She converted to Islam in 1999, and took the name Shuhada' Sadaqat after the two daughters of the first Caliph of Islam, Abu Bakr. She said that she changed her name to reflect her new beliefs, and that she felt a connection to the Islamic faith.
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