Yusuf Islam

Yusuf Islam (born July 21, 1948) was a British singer-songwriter. Born Stephen Demetre Georgiou in London, he sold 40 million albums, mostly in the 1960s and 1970s, under the name Cat Stevens. In 1971, he wrote music for the film Harold and Maude. His most popular songs include "Morning Has Broken," "Peace Train," "Moonshadow," "Wild World," "Father and Son," "Matthew and Son," and "Oh Very Young." Many of them were performed only with him playing either the guitar or piano. Image File history File links Yusuf Islam picture File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Yusuf Islam picture File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Harold and Maude is a 1971 movie, directed by Hal Ashby. ... Peace Train is Track 10 on Cat Stevens album Teaser and the Firecat. ... The classical guitar typically has 3 nylon and 3 nickel-wound strings. ... This article is about the modern musical instrument. ...

Stevens became a convert to Islam in 1978 after a near-death experience. He adopted the name "Yusuf Islam" and became an outspoken spokesman for the religion. Islam currently lives with his wife and five children in London, where he is an active member of the Muslim community. He founded the charities Muslim Aid and Small Kindness to assist famine victims in Africa. A box set of his music, as well as remastered versions of his original albums recorded under the name of Cat Stevens has since been released on compact disc. Religious conversion is the adoption of new religious beliefs that differ from the converts previous beliefs; in some cultures (e. ...   Islam? (Arabic: الإسلام al-islām) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second largest religion. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Ascent in the Empyrean (Hieronymous Bosch) A near-death experience (NDE) is the perception reported by a person who nearly died or who was clinically dead and revived. ... A famine is a phenomenon in which a large percentage of the population of a region or country are undernourished and death by starvation becomes increasingly common. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest continent and second most populous after Asia. ... Remaster (and its derivations, frequently found in the phrases digitally remastered or digital remastering) is a word and concept ushered into the mass consciousness via the digital age, although it had existed before then. ... Interference colors. ...

Early life

Islam was born Stephen Demetre Georgiou in London, England, the third child of a Greek-Cypriot father and a Swedish mother. The family lived above the restaurant that his parents operated on Shaftesbury Avenue in the West End. Although his father was Greek Orthodox, Georgiou was sent to a Catholic school. When Georgiou was about eight years old, his parents divorced, although they both continued to live above the restaurant. Later, his mother moved back to Sweden and took him with her, where he briefly attended school for six months. At age 17, he attended art school. The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... West End is the name of some places in the world, including: The West End of London, England West End Theatre, is where many of Londons major theatres are located and premier cinema screenings take place. ... The Church of Greece is one of the fourteen or fifteen autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches which make up the Eastern Orthodox Communion. ... Catholic schools are educational ministries of the Catholic Church. ... Art school is a colloquial term for any educational institution (whether secondary, post-secondary/undergraduate, or graduate/postgraduate) with a primary focus on the visual arts, especially graphic design, illustration, painting, photography, and sculpture. ...

Early music career

Eager to move his music career forward, Georgiou sought the help of manager-producer Mike Hurst by knocking on his door and asking to play some of his songs for him. Not wanting to be rude, Hurst let him and when Georgiou was finished, Hurst told him, "You're bloody great! What's your name?" Georgiou answered, "My name is Stephen but they call me Cat Stevens." (He claimed that the name had been given to him because a girl told him he has eyes like a cat). Stevens published several songs, and in 1966, at age 18, he had his first hit with "I Love My Dog." He then toured with moderate success. Look up CAT on Wiktionary, the free dictionary See also Cat (disambiguation) The acronym CAT may stand for: Cambridge Antibody Technology, the UK biotechnology company Canby Area Transit, a public transportation bus service in Canby, Oregon Cosmic Anisotropy Telescope, the first telescope to measure fine details in the fireball from... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...

On August 14, 1967, his voice joined with other recording artists on the airwaves of Wonderful Radio London bemoaning the loss of the pirate radio station which had helped create his first hit record. (See IFPI 'Conflicts of Interest'.) It was around this time that Variety editor Peter Bart referred to Cat Stevens as "looking like a homeless person". August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wonderful Radio London or “Big L” was a commercial station, with studios and transmitter aboard a former US Minesweeper anchored three and a half miles off Southeast England from late December 1964, until 3 PM on Monday, August 14, 1967. ... The term pirate radio lacks a specific universal interpretation. ... The International Federation of Phonogram and Videogram Producers (IFPI) is an international record industry organization based in Zurich, Switzerland. ... Peter Bart, an American born July 24, 1932, has been the editor-in-chief of Variety since 1989. ...

Illness

Later that same year at age 19, he entered a hospital and was diagnosed with tuberculosis. A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. ... Tuberculous lungs show up on an X-ray image Tuberculosis is an infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (miliary TB), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ...

Conversion

Stevens nearly drowned in a freak accident near the end of the 1970s. He pleaded with God to save him. Stevens described the event in a VH1 interview some years later: "I said 'please, God, I'll do anything for you, I'll work for you...'" And thus, Stevens began to find peace with himself and began his transition to Islam. A song from his 1972 album Catch Bull At Four, entitled Boy With A Moon And Star On His Head, may have been a sign of this change. He converted to the Islamic faith in 1977 and he legally changed his name to Yusuf Islam. The term God is capitalized in the English language as a proper noun when used to refer to a specific monotheistic concept of a Supreme Being in accordance with Christian, Jewish (as G-d - cf. ... VH1 (which originally stood for Video Hits 1) is an American cable television channel that was created in 1985. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...

Muslim faith and Islam's musical career

Following his conversion, Islam abandoned his previous career as a pop star. At one point he wrote to the record companies asking that his music no longer be distributed, but his request was denied. Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and mostly distributed commercially. ...

In 1985, Islam decided to return to the public spotlight for the first time since his religious conversion at the historic Live Aid concert, inspired by the famine threatening Ethiopia. Though he had written a song especially for the occasion, his appearance was skipped when Elton John's set ran too long. [1] 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... U2 at Live Aid (Wembley Stadium, London). ... A famine is a phenomenon in which a large percentage of the population of a region or country are undernourished and death by starvation becomes increasingly common. ... Elton John in sunglasses Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born March 25, 1947) is a British rock music singer, songwriter, and pianist, who is one of the most successful solo artists in music history. ...

He has since resumed making recordings featuring Islamic lyrics accompanied only by basic percussion instruments in his compositions. He also produced an album called A is for Allah as an instruction for children. He also established a record label called Mountain of Light (see link below.) Koh-i-noor (کوۂ نور) is from the Persian language and means Mountain of Light. The Koh-i-Noor, Koh-i-Nur, or Kohinoor is a 108 carat (21. ...

2003 recordings

In 2003 Islam once again recorded the song Peace Train for a compilation CD which also included performances by David Bowie and Paul McCartney. He performed in Nelson Mandela's 46664 Concert with Peter Gabriel, for which he both performed and recorded in the English language for the first time in 25 years. Islam explained that the reason why he had stopped performing in English was due to his own misunderstanding of the Islamic faith: 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Bowie David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947 in London) is a British rock musician and actor. ... Paul McCartney, as photographed by John Kelley for the 1968 LP The Beatles (aka The White Album). Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. ... Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (born July 18, 1918), was the first democratically elected President of South Africa, having previously been a prominent anti-apartheid activist there. ... 46664 was the prisoner number of Nelson Mandela from his imprisonment in 1964 to his release in 1990. ... So, Gabriels biggest commercial success Peter Brian Gabriel (born February 13, 1950, in Cobham, Surrey, England) is an English musician. ...

"This issue of music in Islam is not as cut-and-dried as I was led to believe," he said. "I relied on hearsay, that was perhaps my mistake."

In December 2004, he released (with Ronan Keating) a new version of Father and Son. It debuted at number 2, behind Band Aid 20's Do They Know It's Christmas?. The proceeds of Father And Son were donated to the Band Aid charity. Boyzone also had a hit with a cover version of the song. ← - 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in December • 30 Artie Shaw • 29 Julius Axelrod • 28 Jacques Dupuis • 28 Jerry Orbach • 28 Susan Sontag • 26 Reggie White • 26 Sir Angus Ogilvy • 23 P. V. Narasimha Rao • 23 Doug Ault • 19 Renata Tebaldi • 16... Ronan Patrick John Keating (born 3 March 1977 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish pop singer. ... Cover art for the original Do They Know Its Christmas? release – artist Peter Blake Band Aid is a British and Irish charity supergroup founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing a record Do They Know... Cover art for the original Do They Know Its Christmas? release – artist Peter Blake This article is about the song. ...

In early 2005, it was reported that Islam had contributed vocals to an upcoming Dolly Parton album. (Parton herself had recorded a cover of "Peace Train" a few years earlier.) 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dolly Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer and actress. ...

Denial of entry into the United States

On 21 September 2004 Islam was traveling on United Airlines Flight 919 from London to Washington. While the plane was in flight, the Advanced Passenger Information System flagged his name as being on a no-fly list. Customs agents alerted the Transportation Security Administration, which then diverted his flight to Bangor, Maine, where he was detained by the FBI. September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... United Airlines Airbus A320-200. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ... The United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA) maintains a watchlist of names of individuals suspected of posing a risk of air piracy or terrorism or a threat to airline or passenger security. ... The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created as part of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on November 19, 2001. ... Downtown Bangor Bangor is a city located in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. ... State nickname: The Pine Tree State Other U.S. States Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci (D) Official languages None Area 86,542 km² (39th)  - Land 80,005 km²  - Water 11,724 km² (13. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ...

The following day Islam was deported back to England. The United States Transportation Security Administration claimed there were "concerns of ties he may have to potential terrorist-related activities". The United States Department of Homeland Security specifically alleged that Islam had provided funding to the Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas, although it did not offer any proof of its allegation. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created as part of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on November 19, 2001. ... The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the federal government of the United States that is concerned with protecting Americas people from harm and its property from damage. ... The Palestinians are a mainly Arabic-speaking people with family origins in Palestine. ... The Hamas emblem shows two crossed swords, the Dome of the Rock, and a map of the land they claim as Palestine (roughly, present-day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip). ...

Islam's deportation provoked a small international controversy and led British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to complain personally to Secretary of State Colin Powell at the United Nations. Powell responded by stating that the watch list was under review, and added: The title of Foreign Secretary has been traditionally used to refer to the British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. ... Jack Straw The Right Honourable John Whitaker Jack Straw (born August 3, 1946) is a British Labour Party politician. ... In several countries, Secretary of State is a senior government position. ... Colin Luther Powell, (pronounced koh-lihn, born April 5, 1937) was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving from January 20, 2001 to January 26, 2005 under President George W. Bush. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 member states, which includes virtually all internationally recognized independent countries. ... A watch list is a compilation of the names of foreign nationals considered undesirable by the State Department of the United States. ...

"I think we have that obligation to review these matters to see if we are right."

On 1 October 2004 Islam was reported to have requested the removal of his name October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

"I remain bewildered by the decision of the US authorities to refuse me entry to the United States."

Salman Rushdie

On February 21st 1989, Islam addressed students at Kingston Polytechnic where he was asked to describe the controversy in the Muslim world and the fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie - he explained his own dissatisfaction with the author, and referenced that Khomeini had called for his death. While newspapers including the New York Times quickly denounced Islam for supporting a possible assassination of the writer, he released a statement shortly afterwards clarifying that while he agreed that Rushdie had stepped out of bounds, he was not personally encouraging anybody towards vigilantism, however this explanation was not nearly as sensational a headline and was not adopted by the media with the same fervour.[2] Kingston University in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey is one of the UKs newest universities, having formerly been a polytechnic until 1992, when it changed status. ... A fatwa (Arabic: ) plural fatāwa (فتاوى), is a legal pronouncement in Islam, issued by a religious law specialist on a specific issue. ... Salman Rushdie Salman Rushdie (born Ahmed Salman Rushdie, June 19, 1947, in Bombay, India) is an Indian-born British essayist and author of fiction, most of which is set on the Indian subcontinent. ... Ayatollah Khomeini founded the first modern Islamic republic Ayatollah Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini (آیت‌الله روح‌الله خمینی in Persian) (May 17, 1900 – June 3, 1989) was an Iranian Shia cleric and the political and spiritual leader of the 1979 revolution that overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the then Shah of Iran. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... In modern terms, a vigilante is anyone who takes the law into their own hands. ...

Among the backlash over the Rushdie incident, Natalie Merchant and 10,000 Maniacs, who had included a cover of Peace Train on their 1987 In My Tribe album, deleted the song from subsequent pressings of their album, as a protest against Islam's alleged remarks. Natalie Merchant Natalie Merchant (born October 26, 1963 in Jamestown, New York, USA) is a rock and roll musician. ... 10,000 Maniacs is a US rock band, formed in 1981 and active with various line-ups since that time. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In My Tribe is the breakthrough album by folk-rock band 10,000 Maniacs. ...

Man of Peace Award

On 10 November 2004 Yusuf Islam was presented with a Man of Peace award by the private foundation of former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev for his "dedication to promote peace, the reconciliation of people and to condemn terrorism". The ceremony was held in Rome, Italy and attended by five Nobel Peace Prize laureates. November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov (Gorbachev)   listen? (Russian: ; pronunciation: ) (born March 2, 1931), was leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... Nobel Peace Prize (where Nobel is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) is one of five Nobel Prizes requested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ...

Libel case

As a footnote to the actions taken by the U.S. government in deporting Islam as a terrorist, The Sun and The Sunday Times British newspapers had published reports in October 2004 which stated that the U.S. was correct in its action. On 15 February 2005 a British court ruled that both newspapers had defamed Islam by publishing false statements about him. Both newspapers acknowledged that Islam has never supported terrorism and that, to the contrary, he had recently been given a Man of Peace award. Yusuf responded that he was: For other uses, see Sun (disambiguation). ... The Sunday Times is the name of several Sunday newspapers. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: October 2004 in sports Deaths in October • 29 HRH Princess Alice • 25 John Peel • 24 James Cardinal Hickey • 23 Robert Merrill • 19 Paul Nitze • 18 K. M. Veerappan • 16 Pierre Salinger • 10 Christopher Reeve • 9... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

"... delighted by the settlement" which "helps vindicate my character and good name. ... It seems to be the easiest thing in the world these days to make scurrilous accusations against Muslims, and in my case it directly impacts on my relief work and damages my reputation as an artist. The harm done is often difficult to repair."

He added that he intended to donate the financial award given to him by the court to help orphans of the recent Indian Ocean Tsunami. The December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hits Thailand The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, 2004. ...

Discography (albums)

This list excludes the many compilation albums which have been made. The years link to the relevant year in music.

As Cat Stevens:

• Matthew and Son (1966)
• New Masters (1967)
• Mona Bone Jakon (1970)
• Tea for the Tillerman (1970)
• Teaser and the Firecat (1971)
• Catch Bull at Four (1972)
• Foreigner (1973)
• Buddha and the Chocolate Box (1974)
• Another Saturnight (1974)
• Numbers (1975)
• Izitso (1977)
• Back to Earth (1978)
• Box Set (2001) compilation containing many rarities and live tracks

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• The Life of the Last Prophet (1995)
• Prayers of the Last Prophet (1999)
• A is for Allah (2000)
• I Look I See (2003)

In March 2005 he released the first single, and the first song he has recorded with music, in over twenty years. The single was called "Indian Ocean" and was about the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004. Proceeds from the single went to help orphans in Banda Aceh, one of the areas worst affected by the tsunami. The single was not released on CD, but could be purchased through several online music sellers. Islam said he had recorded other songs, but wanted to see if he still had an audience; the song did not receive major radio air-play. At the time he also announced that plans were under way to create a musical based on his life and music. The Life of the Last Prophet is a religious music album by Yusuf Islam. ... See also: 1994 in music, other events of 1995, 1996 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ... See also: 1998 in music, 1999 in British music, other events of 1999, 2000 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 7 After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation. ... See also: 1999 in music, 2000 in music (UK), other events of 2000, 2001 in music, 2000s in music and the list of years in music // Events John Tavener is knighted in the New Years Honours List. ... I Look I See is an album released by Yusuf Islam in 2003 which was aimed at children. ... See also: 2002 in music, 2003 in music (UK), other events of 2003, 2004 in music, list of years in music, 2000s in music // Events January - following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500... The December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hits Thailand The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, 2004. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An orphan (from the Greek ορφανός) is a being, typically a human or non-human animal child, whose parents have both died. ... Devastation to Banda Aceh on the island of Sumatra as a result of the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (Credit: DigitalGlobe) Banda Aceh is the provincial capital and largest city of Aceh, Indonesia, located on the island of Sumatra at 5°31′ N 95°25′ E, with...

See also

• List of best-selling music artists

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External links

• Yusuf Islam's web site
• Mountain of Light
• Islam is a home of tolerance, not fanaticism, by By Yusuf Islam (written on RTI Wiki)
• CatStevens.com - not affiliated with Cat Stevens
• Cat Stevens site - not affiliated with Cat Stevens
• How I came to Islam, by Yusuf Muslim
• BBC news story on Yusuf Islam's vindication from allegations made by The Sun and The Sunday Times
• Cat Stevens at the Internet Movie Database
• NY Times: Cat Stevens Gives Support To Call for Death of Rushdie, May 23, 1989 (NYT article – free registration required)
• A Formal Statement On The Rushdie Affair, March 2, 1989
• Yusuf Islam's watchlist status under review
• Cat Stevens wants off U.S. 'No Fly' List
• Yusuf Islam's Audio of 'Life of the Last Prophet'
• Cat Stevens Lyrics