Sinéad O'Connor Announces Conversion To Islam, Assuming New Name
The singer formerly known as Sinéad O'Connor, and most recently named Magda Davitt, has converted to Islam. She is now using the name Shuhada' Davitt.
She has written on Twitter that she is "very, very, very happy" and is giving thanks to "all my Muslim brothers and sisters who have been so kind as to welcome me to Ummah," referring to the Muslim community worldwide.
アイルランド出身のミュージシャンであるシネイド・オコナーがイスラム教へと改宗し、名前もShuhada' Davitt（シュハダ・ダヴィット）に変えたというニュース。
Davitt has quite publicly struggled with mental health issues: In 2007, she revealed on an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show that she had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder four years beforehand. In a very upsetting video posted last September on Facebook, she said that she was suicidal and was living alone in a Travelodge in New Jersey.
She then went on the Dr. Phil show to talk about her challenges, saying: "I'm hoping we can save some lives. There's a certain group of people who are absolutely afraid to open their mouth about mental illness — and that is rockers. People in the music business. Famous people. I think it's important that those of us that are in the entertainment industry actually do begin to open up."
2007年にはオプラ・ウィンフリー・ショーで、双極性障害と診断されたことを明かしていた。その後も精神的に不安定になって、ニュージャージーで1人で暮らしていたり、テレビに出てメンタルヘルスの問題について語ったりしたとのこと。
下のツイートはイスラム教へと改宗したことを発表したツイート。
This is to announce that I am proud to have become a Muslim. This is the natural conclusion of any intelligent theologian’s journey. All scripture study leads to Islam. Which makes all other scriptures redundant. I will be given (another) new name. It will be Shuhada’
— Shuhada’ Davitt (@MagdaDavitt77) 2018年10月19日
シネイド・オコナーの改宗について調べてみると、日本語では下のページのみ見つかった。
【ひらがな・カタカナ・ニュース】 シネイド・オコナー が ムスリム に なった
http://www.trt.net.tr/japanese/kantanna-nihongono-niyusu/2018/10/26/hirakata-20181026-1076028
トルコ・ラジオ・テレビ協会オフィシャルサイトによっているかんたんな日本語で書かれたニュースサイトのようです。
TRT
http://www.trt.net.tr/japanese/