7 Celebs Who Have Been to Mecca

6. Kamran Pusha

He might not be a household name, but you have probably seen his work. Kamran Pusha is a screenwriter, director and novelist who has worked on NBC’s Kings and Bionic Woman, the CW’s Nikita, Disney XD’s Tron: Uprising and Showtime’s Golden Globe and Emmy nominated miniseries, Sleeper Cell. Pusha is a practicing Muslim of Pakistani descent. In 2008, just when Kings was gearing up and his career was on fire, his mother called him and told him she had a dream that beckoned her to Mecca and that, as her son, it was his duty to go with her. His Hollywood colleagues supported his decision to go on this sacred journey, and he said it was a profound experience that rearranged his life’s priorities. He said partaking in the traditional ritual among other faithful followers showed him “an Islam that is rarely seen in the medium I work in, films and television, an Islam of joy, compassion and humility”.