Thousands of Muslims celebrated the festival of Ashura in central London, even Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman was part of the festival, attending a Majlis.
Oscar winning Freeman, who has portrayed God on screen in the past, is embarking on a religious exploration into the concept and history of God.
Morgan Freeman is working on National Geographic channel’s six-part documentary series, The Story of God. As part of it, the 78-year-old star travels the world to partake in various religious ceremonies and immerse himself; in the faith and belief of various cultures throughout the planet.
“Generally people want to explain — and it’s not like proselytizing, it’s just explaining,” Freeman said. “I found that particularly so in India and in Egypt. They are not trying to convince me that I should belong to this instead they explained what and why it is.”
Further he said, “It’s the same questions. Why are we here, how did we get here, is there an apocalypse, an afterlife? What is Creation?”
