17 Celebs You Didn’t Know Were Muslims

7. Craig Hodges
Craig Hodges
Craig Hodges
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Retired basketball player Craig Hodges, who has won two NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls, is a Muslim who made news for dressing in a dakishi and speaking against the Gulf War during a visit to the White House following a championship victory. He has actively advocated for the rights of minorities in the United States, and called out Michael Jordan for not using his fame to bring attention to social issues.

 

8. Q-Tip
Q-Tip
Q-Tip

Q-Tip started his career as one-third of the trio of the critically-acclaimed hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest. In the 90s, he converted to Islam after reading the Qur’an, and has maintained that it made him a more spiritual man after his negative experience with agnosticism. The Grammy Award nominated rapper is known for his creative approach to words and considered one of the best lyricists of all time.

 

9. T-Pain
T-Pain
T-Pain

Born Faheed Rashad Najm, rapper-producer T-Pain was raised in a Muslim household, but has firmly stated that he believes in ‘everything’, and says that religion curbs free will, a reason why he will never associate himself with a single faith. In any case, it doesn’t appear as if he had an orthodox upbringing given his lifestyle and song lyrics. T-Pain is married to a Christian woman with whom he has an open relationship, and has referenced alcohol and drugs in quite a few of his songs.