Sunita williams religion

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NEW DELHI: Recently news spread that Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams converted to Islam. A viral post on Facebook claims that Sunita Williams, right after returning from space, changed her religion. On July 27, a video was posted on Facebook which explains why Sunita Williams decided to accept Islam. Along with the video, the user also wrote a post in Bengali, which when translated, stated, "This is why Sunita Williams accepted Islam right after returning from space." Till now, the video has been viewed by more than 200,000 and shared by over 5,700 users. However, Time of India reported that she didn’t change her religion and dismissed the news as fake. Similar news spread in 2010. To the news, the Sunita replied, "I don't know where that started. It's not like I mind and I don't have favouritism for any religion. But my dad is Hindu and I grew up trying to understand, what Krishna, Ram and Sita mean. My mother is Christian, so then, what does Jesus mean? I do think there is a God and it's somebody looking out for us and trying to guide us to live a very happy, productive life. There is further meaning. That's just my thought." X Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. GO We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.

By Ratna: Did Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams convert to Islam? A viral post on Facebook claims that Sunita Williams, right after returning from space, changed her religion. On July 27, Facebook user M Rahman posted a video which apparently explains why Sunita Williams decided to accept Islam. Along with the video, he wrote a post in Bengali, which when translated, stated, "This is why Sunita Williams accepted Islam right after returning from space." India Today TV Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be absolutely false. Using keywords, we started checking in Google for any news related to the claim. We used the keywords 'Sunita Williams converted to Islam' and came across a number of articles. Most of the articles started with the question: Did Sunita Williams convert to Islam? To this, the astronaut replied, "I don't know where that started. It's not like I mind and I don't have favoritism for any religion. But my dad is Hindu and I grew up trying to understand, what Krishna, Ram and Sita means. My mother is Christian, so then, what does Jesus mean? Me personally - not something to do with NASA - I do think there is a God and it's somebody looking out for us and trying to guide us to live a very happy, productive life. There is further meaning. That's just my thought." The interview was taken right after she returned from space - the time mentioned in the viral post. Apart from this, on April 2, 2013, in a press conference after returning from s...

A Facebook post which has been shared hundreds of thousands of times claims Sunita Williams was the first Indian astronaut and that she converted to Islam after going to the moon. The claim is false: Williams is American with Indian heritage, she went to the International Space Station not the moon, and she has spoken publicly about taking Hindu god Ganesha into space. The claims about Williams have circulated online for more than a decade, for example Screenshot of misleading Facebook post The post says: “Glory to Allah: And there are many clues for the wise… First Indian astronaut Sunita Williams, who converted to Islam after returning from a journey to the moon, says: ‘When I looked at the earth after reaching the moon, I saw darkness on the entire planet, but there were two places from where light was coming and when I looked at them with a telescope those places were Mecca and Medina. The second reason (for converting to Islam) was that on the moon all frequencies were constantly failing, but still the Azan (Islamic call to prayer) could be heard.' Share this miracle with the entire world". The misleading Facebook post includes a photograph of Williams in a space suit and two satellite images of the Kaaba and the tomb of the Prophet Mohammed in Saudi Arabia. Similar claims about Williams have also been published William is American and was born in Euclid, Ohio, according to her official The first Indian astronaut was Rakesh Sharma who went into space in 1984, accordin...

The 57-year-old astronaut was born in Ohio, United States. She graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1987 and was selected as part of the 1998 NASA Group. She served on 3 other ISS Expeditions. Upon her return from Expedition 14/15, she set a record for longest spaceflight by a woman. Countdown to Sunita’s next birthday. JUMP TO: Sunita Williams’s biography, facts, family, personal life, zodiac, videos, net worth, and popularity. Childhood Sunita Williams was born in 1960s. The 1960s were an era of protests. The decade was dominated by the Vietnam War, Civil Rights Protests, Cuban Missile Crisis, antiwar protests and saw the assassinations of US President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. It also marked the first man landed on the moon. Discover Sunita Williams is part of the Baby boomers generation. Baby Boomer is the result of the end of World War II, when birth rates across the world spiked. They are associated with a rejection of traditional values. These hippie kids protested against the Vietnam War and participated in the civil rights movement. You can also find out It's hard to know Sunita Williams birth time, but we do know her mother gave birth to her on a Sunday. People born on a Sunday can often rely on sympathy from others and generally have luck on their side. [fetch instagram=”” display=”posts” ] The 57-year-old American was born in the Generation X and the Year of the Serpent Education The education details are not available at this time. Please ...