Oliver Stone's son converts to Islam in Iran

[chipmunk]

AFP – 1 hr 41 mins ago
US filmmaker Sean Stone, son of Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, converted to Islam on Tuesday in Iran, where he is making a documentary, he told AFP. "The conversion to Islam is not abandoning Christianity or Judaism, which I was born with. It means I have accepted Mohammad and other prophets," he said in a brief telephone call from the central Iranian city of Isfahan, where he underwent the ceremony.

Sean Stone's famous father is Jewish, while his mother is Christian. The 27-year-old filmmaker did not say why he converted.
According to Iran's Fars news agency, Sean Stone had become a Shiite and had chosen to be known by the Muslim first name Ali.

Sean/Ali Stone has acted in minor roles in several of his father's films, and has directed a handful of documentaries.


Could this be part of his documentary or what his actual documentary is about? Perhaps a hardcore publicity stunt? Thoughts....?
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[Beach Affiliate]

This x1,000.

 

[faceblogger]

May be he wanted to marry a 5 year old girl.

 

[Netphase]

The Department of Homeland Security is probably going to have a few questions for him now.

 

[Hav3n]

....converted to Islam on Tuesday in Iran, where he is making a documentary

If you'll remember Oliver Stone did a lot of 'research' into the cocaine culture when he was making films in the 80s.

He probably converted because 1) He doesn't want to be arrested in Iran as an infidel. 2) It might give him access to places otherwise denied to him previously.

 

[mattseh]

If you'll remember Oliver Stone did a lot of 'research' into the cocaine culture when he was making films in the 80s.

He probably converted because 1) He doesn't want to be arrested in Iran as an infidel. 2) It might give him access to places otherwise denied to him previously.

Pretty sure it's not illegal to be non muslim in Iran.

 

[Andrew Scherer]

There are thousands of Jews in Iran, 20+ synagogues in Tehran alone..

 

[hakkairu]

How is this shocking? I'm pretty sure oliver stones first wife was muslim. And Oliver stone converted to bhuddism. I'm pretty sure that is more shocking than a person of monotheistic religon also accepting another monotheistic religon with so many similarities.

 

[mimoza3]

guess he felt the beheading and sex with underage girls might fit well into he current life style, or maybe he is just an attention whore.

 

[affiliatearmy]

Short version: Great filmaker ignores son for life to make great movies while lonely son gets enchanted by islam </fail>

 

[Suddenly_Ass]

 

[webnet]

The promise of 70 odd virgins was too much to resist.

 

[craigmc]

Another case of "Spoiled brat without a clue".

 

[peacestone]

Pretty sure it's not illegal to be non muslim in Iran.

If you convert FROM Islam TO another religion ----> You get the death penalty. Welcome the Middle East. :ak:

 

[tomaszjot]

Me and my best friend converted into islam for fun two years ago. My friend resigned a year ago, it is now 7 months since he was killed. It motivates me to visit mosque every week.

 

[Eldarion]

A fitting punishment for making Alexander.

 

[ScrogginsSharda]

Sean Stone should make a short film on his son at least to should show how he got inspired and how things changed ....! or is it just a rumor or what?