LONDON – Rumors that Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan has reverted to Islam have put her in hot water, giving her a glimpse of what American Muslims face in the daily life in the face of growing hate campaigns.

“I can’t imagine how many people go through this all the time, and that made me feel like an outsider,” Lohan, 30, said in a recent interview on Turkish TV show Haber Turk, Emirates Women reported on Tuesday, October 18.

Last year, Lindsay Lohan was photographed out and about in New York while carrying a Qur’an.

At the time a spokesperson said she had “a keen interest in the Arabic culture.”

“My very close friends, who have been there for me a lot, in London are Saudi and they gave me the Qur’an and I brought it to New York because I was learning,” she said.

“It opened doors for me to experience spiritually, to find another true meaning. This is who I am.”

The incident, however, unleashed a backlash against the actress.

“They crucified me for it in America,” she said. “They made me seem like Satan. I was a bad person for holding that Qur’an.

“I was so happy to leave [America] and go back to London after that, because I felt so unsafe in my own country. If this [Islam] is something that I want to learn, this is my own will.”

News that the actress might revert to Islam received some positive reaction on social media as well.

Facebook user Malcolm Sinclair Park commented: “Good for her… She is finding some peace and serenity. Wonderful, this lady is sharing love.”

Another fan, Craig Macdonald, commented: “If Islam is helping her find and keep her sobriety, that’s awesome.”

Lohan has been visiting Syrian refugees around Turkey over the past few weeks, documenting their plight on her social media accounts.