Muslim entertainers
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A Muslim entertainer is a Muslim who is envolved in the entertaining business.
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[edit] History
[edit] Muhammad's era
Among the first Muslim entertainers can be found those that are reported in Sahih Bukhari.
[edit] 1900
In 1949, the albino Salif Keita was born.
Cat Stevens became a Muslim after a near-death experience. A decade later, controversy arose when he was reported to have made comments supporting a fatwa against author Salman Rushdie, and in 2004 returned to the public eye when he was denied entry into the United States after his name appeared on a no-fly list, even though he was not suspected of anything.
[edit] 2000
Among the events of the 21st century, is the claim that Michael Jackson first entered NOI, and later mainstream Islam. Jackson later announced he converted to Islam. Will Smith also made some coments that arose speculations regarding him becoming a Muslim, his representatives later stated that he did not become a Muslim, but that he was favorable to the religion. In the same period, Smith was working with the Muslim Muhammad Ali on a biographical movie.
[edit] List
[edit] A
- Aamir Khan- Indian actor
- Aasi el Hellani- Lebanese Singer
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Abrar ul Haq - Pakistani singer
- Abby Abadi - Malaysian actress.
- Adewale Ayuba
- Adibah Noor - Malaysian singer, tv host.
- Afdlin Shauki - Malaysian actor, singer, comedian.
- Aishah - Malaysian singer
- Ajai - Malaysian singer, composer.
- Akon - American Rapper
- Ahmed Best
- AlDino, Bosnian singer
- Ali Azmat - Pakistani singer
- Ali Farka Touré - African blues singer and guitarist
- Ali Shaheed Muhammad
- Ali Zafar - Pakistani singer
- Amal Hejazy - Lebanese singer.
- Amr Diab - Egyptian singer
- Amy "Search" - Malaysian rocker.
- Amy Mastura - Malaysian singer.
- Anita Sarawak - Malaysian singer, actress, tv host.
- Anuar Zain - Malaysian singer.
- Arash - Iranian singer.
- Art Blakey
- Ashraf Sinclair - Malaysian actor of English-Malay descent
- Atif Aslam - Pakistani singer
- Azean Irdawaty - Malaysian actress
- Azhar Usman - American stand-up comedian
- Azra Gazdic - Miss Bosnia-Herzegovina/World 2006
- Azharina - Malaysian singer
- Aziz M. Osman - Malaysian film director, actor
- Azlina Aziz - Malaysian singer
- Awie - Malaysian rocker, actor
- Adisa Banjoko
- Abdulazis Padilla - Filipino Actor
[edit] B
- Betty Banafe - Malaysian actress. Arab-Dutch origin.
- Bienda - Malaysian singer wearing hijab.
- Brother Ali
- Babba Saad
[edit] C
- Camelia - Malaysian singer, actress, tv host, model
- Cheb Hasni - Algerian singer
- Cheb Mami - Algerian singer
- Cheb Tarik - Algerian singer
- Cheikha Rimitti - Algerian singer
- Chico Slimani, English - Moroccan singer
[edit] D
- Danis Tanović
- Danny Thompson
- Dave Chappelle - American Comedian
- Dawud Wharnsby Ali - Anglo-Saxon American musician
- Dayang Nurfaizah - Malaysian singer
- Deanna Yusoff - Malaysian singer, actress, model. Malay-Swiss origin.
- Diana Haddad - Lebanese singer. Ex-Maronite Christian.
- Dilip Kumar- (Yusuf Khan) Indian actor
- Dino Merlin
- Dolores "LaLa" Brooks - Wife of Leo Morris
[edit] E
- Edo Maajka
- El-Hadji
- Ella - Malaysian rocker, actress.
- Erdogan Atalay
- Erra Fazira - Malaysian actress, singer, model. Former Miss Malaysia.
- Everlast
- Ezlynn - Malaysian singer, actress, tv host.
- EW Souljaz (rap goup)
[edit] F
- Fokhrul Islam - South Shields Prolific Music Producer
- Fasha Sandha - Malaysian actress
- Fauziah Ahmad Daud - Malaysian actress, singer, tv host.
- Fauziah Latiff - Malaysian singer. Malaysian Idol jury.
- Fawzeya Mohamed - Miss Egypt/Universe 2006
- Fazley - Malaysian singer, actor.
- Freeway
- Flesh-n-Bone - American Rapper
[edit] G
- Googoosh - Iranian singer
[edit] H
- Hadiqa Kiani - Pakistani singer
- Halid Bešlić
- Haifa Wehbe - Lebanese singer
- Hammasa Kohistani, former miss England and Bollywood actress
- Hazami - Malaysian singer
[edit] I
- Ian Dallas (Abdulqadir al-Murabit) - a Scottish convert who is an actor and author
- Ice Cube
- Islamic Force
- Ismail Merchant
- Idris Muhammad (Leo Morris)
[edit] J
- Ahmad Jamal (Fritz Jones}
- Jamal Abdillah - Malaysian singer
- Jay Jay - Malaysian singer
- Jermaine Jackson
- Jeslina Hashim - Malaysian singer, actress.
- Jimmy Shanley - Malaysian tv host. Malay-Australian origin.
- Juliana Banos - Malaysian singer, actress.
- Julie Sudiro - Malaysian singer
- Junaid Jamshed - Pakistani singer
[edit] K
- Khadijah Shamillah Kiptoo - Miss Kenya/World 2006
- Kemal Malovcic
- Khaled
- DJ Khaled
- Kris Dayanti - Indonesian singer
- Krisya - Malaysian singer
[edit] L
- Lupe Fiasco - American Hip Hop artist
[edit] M
- M. Nasir - Malaysian singer, composer, actor, tv host.
- Maizurah Hamzah - Singaporean singer, actress.
- Mansour - Iranian singer
- Mawi - Winner of Malaysian Akademi Fantasia 3
- Maya Karin - Malaysian singer, actress, tv host, model. Malay-German origin.
- Merve Buyukarac - Miss Turkey/World 2006
- Mesut Kurtis
- Shazia Mirza
- Misha Omar - Malaysian singer, actress.
- Mohammed Siddiqui - Tv model.
- Mos Def
- Mousse T
- Moustapha Akkad
- mansur ali khan-tamil actor
- M-Team
[edit] N
- Nas, rapper
- Nancy Ajram , Lebanese singer
- Napoleon, rapper
- Native Deen
- Ning Baizura - Malaysian singer, actress
- Nora - Malaysian singer
- Noraniza Idris - Malaysian folk singer
- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Pakistani singer
- Nadja Benaissa
[edit] O
[edit] P
- P.Ramlee - Malaysian legendary actor, director, singer, composer.
- Professor Ali HipHop Mixtape DJ
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- A. R. Rahman
- Rahimah Rahim - Contestant on Singapore Idol.
- Ramli Sarip - Singaporean rocker
- Rasaq - American Hip Hop Artist (Muslim Father)
- Richard Thompson
- Rakim- American Rapper
[edit] S
- Sabrina Houssami - Miss Australia/World 2006
- Saif Ali Khan- Indian actor
- Salif Keita
- Salman Ahmed - Pakistani singer and guitarist
- Salman Khan - Indian actor
- Saloma - Malaysian singer, actress
- Sami Yusuf
- Samira Said - Moroccan singer
- Sarimah Ibrahim - Malaysian singer, actress, model, tv host. Malay-Irish origin.
- Senad Hadžifejzovic
- Serj Tankian - Lead singer of system of a down
- Sharifah Aini - Malaysian singer. Arab origin
- Shahrukh Khan - Indian actor
- Shahzia Manzoor - Pakistani singer
- Shehzad Roy - Pakistani singer
- Sheila Majid - Malaysian jazz singer
- Shima - Malaysian singer
- Siti Nurhaliza - Malaysian singer
- Soldiers of Allah
- Son Doolah - Chicago born rapper
- Sudirman - Malaysian singer, actor.
[edit] T
- Tarkan - Turkish pop singer
- Tiara Jacquelina - Malaysian actress. Convert to Islam from Catholicism.
- Tina Sani - Pakistani singer
- T-Pain - American Rapper
[edit] V
- Vanida Imran - Malaysian actress
[edit] W
- Waheeda - Malaysian singer, actress. wearing hijab.
- Walid Taoufik - Lebanese singer
[edit] X
[edit] Y
- Yasin - Malaysian Arabic singer
- Youssou N'dour
- Yusuf Islam - Formerly known as Cat Stevens - who's a British singer of Greek descent who converted to Islam
[edit] Z
- Zahid - Winner of Malaysian Akademi Fantasia 2
- Zainal Abidin - Malaysian singer
- Ziana Zain - Malaysian singer, actress
- Zahid Kassem - Canadian Embassador to Eurasia and Middle Earth
- Zain Bhikha - Nasheed Artist

