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Istanbul (Turkey):
Hollywood actor Liam Neeson has announced that he may
convert to Islam as he was inspired by Islamic call to prayer
(Azan) while filming in Istanbul, Turkey, media reports quoted the
actor as saying on Monday.
He was ranked at number 69 on Empire magazine’s 100 greatest movie
stars of all time in 1997.
Neeson, 59, is an Irish actor, who has been nominated for an
Oscar, a BAFTA and three Golden Globe Awards. He has starred in a
number of notable roles including Oskar Schindler in Schindler’s
List, Michael Collins in Michael Collins, Peyton Westlake in
Darkman, Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars
(the film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and an episode
of Star Wars: The Clone Wars), Alfred Kinsey in Kinsey, Ra’s al
Ghul in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight Rises as well as the
voice of Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia film series.
“There are 4000 mosques in the city (Istanbul) – some are just
stunning, and it really makes me think about becoming a Muslim,”
he said.
“The call to prayer happens five times a day, and for the first
week, it drives you crazy, and then it just gets into your spirit,
and it’s the most beautiful thing.” Neeson, a Roman Catholic, said
he had always been religious and was always questioning the
meaning of life.
“It’s a very good thing and it shows people it’s not a religion to
be scared about or frightened about, and that it’s a religion that
people are interested in and are attracted to, and when you’ve got
someone like that attracted to it, they might think `maybe there
is something in this religion’,” he said.
“There are 4000 mosques in the city (Istanbul) – some are just
stunning, and it really makes me think about becoming a Muslim,”
he said.
“The call to prayer happens five times a day, and for the first
week, it drives you crazy, and then it just gets into your spirit,
and it’s the most beautiful thing.” Neeson, a Roman Catholic, said
he had always been religious and was always questioning the
meaning of life.
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