'Anything for attention!' BLM activist Shaun King slammed as he embraces Islam in support of Palestinians

IRVING, TEXAS: BLM activist Shaun King made headlines when he revealed that he and his wife, Rai King, had converted to Islam to extend their support toward the Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas war. The announcement sparked criticism from trolls on social media, who accused him of attention-seeking.

In other news, BLM activist and co-founder of the movement Melina Abdullah received backlash from Taylor Swift fans on social media. This came after Abdullah compared listening to Swift's music to supporting racism.

Shaun King converts to Islam with wife Rai King

Shaun, who was previously a Christian pastor, made the public announcement about his conversion to Islam in solidarity with Palestinians at the beginning of Ramadan the Daily Mail reports. 

He shared a video of himself and his wife on Facebook, reciting the declaration of faith, shahada, at the Valley Ranch Islamic Center in Irving.

In his Facebook post, Shaun mentioned, "Good evening everyone in America and good morning to the rest of the world. My wife and I just got home from evening prayers at our home mosque in Dallas, Texas. Together, we took Shahada and converted to Islam to start off Ramadan. It was a beautiful, powerful, meaningful day for us that we will never forget."

Shaun further expressed, "I will be praying for you and I ask that you please continue praying for us. We will begin fasting in the morning with over 1 billion Muslims around the world."

Shaun also explained that his decision to embrace Islam was motivated by his desire to show support for Palestinians.

He wrote, "My heart is with my dearest friends in Gaza and I’m proud that we were able to provide meals tonight to thousands and thousands of families from the North to the South in Gaza and will do so every day of Ramadan."

Before converting to Islam, Shaun was deeply involved in Christianity and served as a pastor at Courageous Church in Atlanta from 2008 to 2011, according to Buzzfeed. Additionally, Shaun had previously used his Instagram platform to express his views on the Israel-Hamas conflict.

According to the Daily Mail, previously he criticized Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, for allegedly censoring content related to Palestinian human rights. Despite being banned from Instagram, Shaun vowed to continue advocating for justice in any way possible.

Internet users call Shaun King a 'fraud'

A user wrote, "@stairwayto3dom He's not an activist. He's a fraud and grifter"

Another user wrote, "Shaun King converting to Islam doesn’t excite me in the slightest. That man is a con artist and is hopping from community to community to steal from. Been Muslim for ONE day and is already promoting iftaar dinner for $60 pp when masjids do it for free. Scamadon on day 1 is crazy."

A user commented, "Bro’s been Muslim for like two minutes and is already acting up"

Another user commented, "The fake black guy will now embrace a new way to feel offended."

A user stated, "Anything for attention"

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