Sharif, 71, had been arguing with a croupier at the casino while playing roulette, and he insulted and then head-butted a policeman who tried to intervene, according to newspaper reports which a legal source said were correct.
Dr. Zhivago: Maybe it’s just me but I don’t get what all the hype was about this movie other than Omar Sharif looking like a babe back in the day. :love:
Yes, that's right. He was born Catholic, however I believe he converted to Islam in 1955 in order to marry Egyptian actress Fatin Hamama, whom he later divorced.
Yes, that's right. He was born Catholic, however I believe he converted to Islam in 1955 in order to marry Egyptian actress Fatin Hamama, whom he later divorced.
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He was born Mikha'il Shalhub, a Catholic of Lebanese origins, in Alexandria on 10 April 1932. Though not religious, ** he converted to Islam in 1955 ** to marry the Egyptian film diva Fatin Hamama, and at that time took the name ‘Umar ash-Sharif.
i think that makes him a muslim although his addateiyn aren't of a muslim! :(