The Dutch Player Van Persie Did Not Convert to Islam

Misbar investigated the circulating claim and found it to be fake. Neither Van Persie nor any reliable sports media outlets reported the claim.

Van Persie Did Not Announce His Conversion to Islam

Misbar’s team looked into Robin Van Persie’s official social media accounts and did not find any posts proving that the former famous player had converted to Islam.

Misbar’s team also searched for Persie’s attributed quote about Islam and found that no reliable media outlet reported the claim.

Van Persie Refuted the Claim in 2008

The claim of Robin Van Persie’s conversion to Islam has been circulating since 2004 after he married his current Moroccan wife, Bouchra. 

In an interview in 2008, when asked if he intended to convert to Islam as his wife, he replied, "It’s not true. I am not a Muslim, nor a Christian or a Jew. I have been raised liberally. If you want to become a Muslim, it should come from the heart. I would not do it just to please my wife. To believe for me is a quest for being a good man."

Who Is Robin Van Persie?

Robin van Persie is a former Dutch player who is known for playing for the English team Arsenal in 2004.

One year after relocating to North London, in the summer of 2005, Van Persie received his call-up to the international stage. In the Dutch first squad by the time the 2006 World Cup rolled around, Van Persie continued to play for his nation when they lost the 2010 World Cup final.

After scoring 20 goals during the 2008–09 season to earn the club's player of the year award, Persie had an outstanding start to the 2009–10 season.

He is the all-time leading scorer for the Netherlands national team and he is currently an assistant manager at his old team, Feyenoord.

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