RIP Omar Sharif: Catholic who became a Muslim

Noting the movie star’s death, Variety reports: Omar Sharif, the dashing, Egyptian-born actor who was one of the biggest movie stars in the world in the 1960s, with memorable roles in “Dr. Zhivago,” “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Funny Girl,” has died. He was 83. Sharif suffered a heart attack on Friday afternoon in a hospital in Cairo, [Read More...]