Michael Jackson 'Becomes A Muslim & Changes Name To Mikaeel' Beleaguered pop star Michael Jackson has converted to Islam and changed his name to Mikaeel, it has been claimed today. The 50-year-old singer, who has previously been photographed wearing a traditional Arab women's veil, reportedly became a Muslim in a ceremony at a friend's house in Los Angeles. The singer, who was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, is said to have sat on the floor and worn a small hat while an imam officiated at the home of Steve Porcaro, who composed music on his Thriller album. The way you Mecca me feel: Michael Jackson, pictured here wearing a traditional Arab women's veil in Bahrain in 2006, is said to have become a Muslim Artist formally known as Michael Jackson: The singer has changed his name to Mikaeel, it has been claimed He is said to have been encouraged by Canadian songwriter David Wharnsby and Phillip Bubal, a producer, who both approached him after he appeared 'a bit down'. A source told The Sun: 'They began talking to him about their beliefs, and how they thought they had become better people after they converted. Michael soon began warming to the idea. 'An imam was summoned from the mosque and Michael went through the shahada, which is the Muslim declaration of belief.' His brother Jermaine Friday, previously hinted Jackson was considering converting to the religion. 'When I came back from Mecca I got him a lot of books and he asked me lots of things about my religion and I told him that it's peaceful and beautiful,' said Friday, who embraced the faith in 1989. 'He read everything and he was proud of me that I found something that would give me inner strength and peace. 'He could do so much, just like I am trying to do. Michael and I and the word of God, we could do so much.' Meanwhile, Jackson is scheduled to give evidence in person at London's High Court to defend allegations that he owes an Arab sheikh £4.7 million. His barrister, Robert Englehart QC, told Mr Justice Sweeney today that he was withdrawing his application for Jackson to give his evidence via video link from Los Angeles because of health fears. 'He has been cleared by his medical advisers to travel in two days' time,' he told the judge. Jackson is expected to arrive in the UK over the weekend to give his evidence on Monday afternoon.
Very true. I always wondered, why his kids are so white. I mean, he had all that bleaching done. But you cannot bleach your genes and if the kids are his they should be a little darker, right? I mean, this is how he looked like when he was a kid: and his kids look like this:
I don't know what his father did to the poor boy...:smt011 He would have been such a handsome older man.
Dont matter what religion he adopts he is still one f**ked up individual, people with personality disorders often try to reinvent themselves this is another one of his things! like trying to make himself white another reinvention of himself. Such a great star now so pitiful! he so should have stayed black at least then he would have had his looks.:?
Well thats just my opinion but i think it sticks pretty well with him, he shows classic signs of depression, naccistic tedencies that mans list is endless, obsessed with buying things when he had money i mean Obsessed! No man says DAMAGED GOODS more than Michael Jackson lol
I never thought that about his kids... you never know. Maybe he had some bleaching done on them too. On Tyra Banks show there was some lady who was bleaching her kids because she thought white was more beautiful than black, this was a black woman. The kids were so small... poor things. Mind you though, on Jeremy Kyle (it was a one off, I swear, I dont usually watch it) some black guy and white lady had a child and the child looked white and had fairish hair yet he was a babys daddy through dna, so ya never know. But I agree with everyone else... he's f'd up.
Yeah im not really concerned about the colour of his kids, it not unusual for mixed race kids to be very light or white. Jeremy Kyle ha ha ill forgive you for it, sometimes i momentarily pause from flicking channels car crash TV i call it, plus i really hate Jeremy Kyle im hoping one of his guests will get up and just smack that sanctimonius pig someday, with his doulble standards i read he had an affair with one of his guests so you can imagine what she looked like lol:smt104
