Sinead O'Connor says she doesn't 'want to spend time with white people again' as they are 'disgusting'

O'Connor announced to the world that she converted to Islam last month by posting pictures of herself wearing a hijab and a video of her reciting the call to prayer
UPDATED NOV 6, 2018

Legendary Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has started a firestorm on Twitter after she tweeted that she doesn't want to spend time with "disgusting white people" any more following her conversion to Islam.

O'Connor, who now goes by the name Shuhada' Davitt, began the "racist" tweet on an apologetic note but went on to say, "I never wanna spend time with white people again."

The singer then called "white people" or "non-Muslims" disgusting before she added: "Interesting to see if Twitter bans this".

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