Muslim entertainers
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A Muslim entertainer is a Muslim who is involved 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. He is now known as Yusuf Islam.
[edit] List
- Aznil Nawawi- Malaysian tv host/actor.
- 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.
- Ajai - Malaysian singer, composer.
- Akon - American Rapper
- Ahmad Zahir- legendary Afghan singer,song writer, and composer
- Ahmed Best
- Alen Islamovic, 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.
- Amir Khan - English Boxer
- Amr Diab - Egyptian singer
- Amy Mastura - Malaysian singer.
- Anggun - Indonesian singer
- Anita Sarawak - Malaysian singer, actress, tv host.
- Anuar Zain - Malaysian singer.
- Arash - Iranian singer.
- Armita Pachan - Indian Actor
- Arshad Warsi - Indian Actor
- Art Blakey
- Artika Sari Devi- Miss Indonesia Universe 2005/Top 15
- 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
- Adisa Banjoko
- Abdulaziz Padilla - Filipino Actor
[edit] B
- Betty Banafe - Malaysian actress. Arab-Dutch origin.
- Bienda - Malaysian singer wearing hijab.
- Brother Ali
- Babba Saad
- Bizzy Bone - American Rapper
- bouncy -chinease rapper
[edit] C
- Califate - Toronto(Canada) Rapper
- 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
- Chali 2na, American Rapper
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- Danis Tanović - Bosnian film director and screenwriter.
- 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-Bosnian singer
- Dolores "LaLa" Brooks - Wife of Leo Morris
[edit] E
- Edo Maajka- Bosnian rapper, songwriter.
- 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.
- Fawzia Mohamed - Miss Egypt delegate at Miss Universe 2006
- Faazil - Indian film director(Malayalam)
- Fazley - Malaysian singer, actor.
- Freeway Rapper
- Flesh-n-Bone - American Rapper
[edit] G
- Googoosh - Iranian singer
[edit] H
- Hadiqa Kiani - Pakistani singer
- Hady Mirza - Winner of Singapore Idol 2006
- Halid Bešlić- Bosnian folk singer.
- Haifa Wehbe - Lebanese singer
- Hari Mata Hari, Bosnian Singer
- Hammasa Kohistani, former miss England 2005 and first Afghan female to become Miss England
- Hazami - Malaysian singer
[edit] I
- Ian Dallas (Abdulqadir al-Murabit) - a Scottish convert who is an actor and author
- Imran Abbas - Pakistani cricketer
- Ice Cube
- Islamic Force
- Ismail Merchant
- Idris Muhammad (Leo Morris)
- Iman Abdulmajid - Somali Super Model Based in The United States
[edit] J
- Ahmad Jamal (Fritz Jones}
- Jamal Abdillah - Malaysian singer
- Jay Jay - Malaysian singer
- Jermaine Jackson - American singer
- Jeslina Hashim - Malaysian singer, actress.
- Jimmy Shanley - Malaysian tv host. Malay-Australian origin.
- Joe Flizzow
- Juliana Banos - Malaysian singer, actress.
- Julie Sudiro - Malaysian singer
- Junaid Jamshed - Pakistani singer
[edit] K
- Kamal - Indian film director(Malayalam)
- K'naan - Somali Rapper and Songwriter
- 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.
- Makka Sagaipova - Chechen pop singer, folk dancer.
- Malique Ibrahim
- Mansour - Iranian singer
- 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 - India - tamil actor
- Mammootty - Indian actor (Malayalam)
- Mohammed Rafi - Indian Singer
- M-Team
[edit] N
- 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
- Prem Nazir - Indian actor (Malayalam)
[edit] Q
[edit] R
- Robin Van Persie-Dutch Footballer
- A. R. Rahman- Indian singer and music director
- Rahimah Rahim - Contestant on Singapore Idol.
- Ramli Sarip - Singaporean rocker
- Rasaq - American Hip Hop Artist (Muslim Father)
- Richard Thompson
- Rakim- American Rapper
[edit] S
- Saiful Nizam - Commonly knowned as Saiful Apek. A Malaysian Comedian/Actor.
- 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 - Nasheed Artist
- Samira Said - Moroccan singer
- Senad Hadžifejzovic
- Sarimah Ibrahim - Malaysian singer, actress, model, tv host. Malay-Irish origin.
- Sarah Shahi - American Iranian actress
- Senad Hadžifejzovic
- 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
- Taufik Batistah - Singapore Idol 2004 winner
- Tiara Jacquelina - Malaysian actress. Convert to Islam from Catholicism.
- Tina Sani - Pakistani singer
- Timoteo Delgado Wanna Be Gangsta (Part Time Wanna Be Rapper)
[edit] V
- Vanida Imran - Malaysian actress
[edit] W
- Wardina Safiyyah - Malaysian actress.
- Waheeda - Malaysian singer, actress.
- Walid Tawfik - Lebanese singer
- Wesley Snipes - American actor
- Waris Dirie - Former Somali Model and UN advocate for the abolition of female genital mutilation.
[edit] X
[edit] Y
- Yasin - Malaysian Arabic singer.
- Yassin Yahya - Knowned as Yassin Senario or Yassin Aku Kaya. A Malaysian comedian.
- Youssou N'dour
- Yusuf Islam - Formerly known as Cat Stevens - A British singer of Greek and Swedish descent who converted to Islam.
- Yasmin Warsame - Somali Fashion Model
[edit] Z
- Zahid - Winner of Malaysian Akademi Fantasia 2
- Zainal Abidin - Malaysian singer
- Ziana Zain - Malaysian singer, actress
- Zain Bhikha - Nasheed Artist
- Zayed Khan - Indian Actor
