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Stamberg, Susan (28 July 2005). "Carly Simon Sings American Classics, Again". Morning Edition. NPR . Retrieved 11 February 2009. Islamia Primary School:: History of Islamia". Islamia Primary School. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018 . Retrieved 18 July 2017. My Journey from Cat Stevens to Yusuf Islam by Yusuf Islam (Mountain of Light, 2001), an autobiographical account ISBN 1-900675-35-8,

Two years later, in December 2006, Islam was admitted without incident into the United States for several radio concert performances and interviews to promote his new record. [110] He said of the incident at the time, "No reason was ever given, but being asked to repeat the spelling of my name again and again, made me think it was a fairly simple mistake of identity. Rumours which circulated after made me imagine otherwise." [111] Note: Yusuf's denial on Radio 4: "I was really certainly not prepared or equipped to deal with sharp-toothed journalists and the whole way in which the media spins stories, and so I was cleverly framed, I would say, by certain questions where I couldn't, for instance, rewrite the ten Commandments; you can't expect me to do that! At the same time, I never actually ever supported the fatwa. I even wrote a whole kind of press statement very early on which the press completely ignored. And they went for the one which was written by the journalist who originally wrote the story, and so I had to live through that; but the interesting thing is that it brought me to kind of study the whole subject of jurisprudence, which again led me to realise that music, where you have certain rules which are dictated to by certain scholars, you have to dig a bit deeper and you find out that no, hang on, this is an opinion, an opinion, that's what a fatwa is actually. An opinion, which doesn't come directly from the Koran at all." The 2020 remastered version of Mona Bone Jakon will be available on CD, and in a new 2020 mix by David Hefti on CD and LP. The Super Deluxe Edition also has an exclusive third CD of previously unreleased studio material, and a fourth CD featuring 18 live performances from 1970 and 1971. The 2020 remaster was completed at Abbey Road Studios in London and overseen by Samwell-Smith. a b c "Yusuf Islam wins damages for "veiled women" slur". Reuters. 18 July 2008 . Retrieved 7 October 2008.Dansby, Andrew (13 July 2000). "Israel Rejects the Former Cat Stevens". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 December 2006 . Retrieved 12 October 2008. Stevens formally converted to Islam on 23 December 1977, taking the name Yusuf Islam in 1978. Yusuf is the Arabic rendition of the name Joseph; he stated that he "always loved the name Joseph" and was particularly drawn to the story of Joseph in the Qur'an. [48] Although he discontinued his pop career, he was persuaded to perform one last time before what became his 25-year musical hiatus. Appearing with his hair freshly shorn and an untrimmed beard, he headlined a charity concert on 22 November 1979 in Wembley Stadium to benefit UNICEF's International Year of the Child. [81] The concert closed with his performance along with David Essex, Alun Davies, and Islam's brother, David Gordon, who wrote the finale song "Child for a Day". [81] Stevens contracted tuberculosis in 1969 [30] [46] and was close to death at the time of his admission to the King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, Sussex. [46] He spent months recuperating in the hospital and a year of convalescence. During this time, Stevens began to question aspects of his life and spirituality. He later said, "To go from the show business environment and find you are in hospital, getting injections day in and day out, and people around you are dying, it certainly changes your perspective. I got down to thinking about myself. It seemed almost as if I had my eyes shut." [38]

a b UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth . Retrieved 11 June 2022. Philadelphia Inquirer, 24 February 1989, p.5A, "Iran: West to blame Islam for forthcoming terrorism". a b c d e Donahue, Ann (18 April 2009). "Yusuf Islam's past, present in harmony on new album". Reuters . Retrieved 27 April 2009. a b c Marot, Marc (2 April 2007). "Yusuf Islam's Manager Refutes 'Veil' Allegations". PR Inside. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008 . Retrieved 7 October 2008. Having established a signature sound, Stevens enjoyed a string of successes in the following years. 1971's Teaser and the Firecat album reached number two and achieved gold record status within three weeks of its release in the United States. It yielded several hits, including " Peace Train", " Morning Has Broken", and " Moonshadow". The album was also certified by the RIAA as a Multi-Platinum record in 2001, with over 3 million sold in the United States through that time. When interviewed on a Boston radio station, Stevens said about Teaser and the Firecat:Musician Yoriyos: So, Mr. Islam has a new album out…". Patheos. 15 November 2006 . Retrieved 23 November 2016. Georgiou began performing his songs in London coffee houses and pubs. At first he tried to form a band, but realised he preferred performing solo. [26] Thinking his birth name might be difficult to remember, he chose the stage name Cat Stevens, partly because a girlfriend said he had eyes like a cat, but mainly because "I couldn't imagine anyone going to the record store and asking for 'that Steven Demetre Georgiou album'. And in England, and I was sure in America, they loved animals." [37] Following his conversion to Islam, Cat Stevens (now named Yusuf Islam), abandoned his musical career for nearly two decades. When he became a Muslim in 1977, the Imam at his mosque told him that it was fine to continue as a musician, as long as the songs were morally acceptable, but others were saying that "it was all prohibited", and he decided to avoid the question by ceasing to perform. [86] He has said that there was "a combination of reasons, really", and that the continuing demands of the music business had been "becoming a chore, and not an inspiration anymore". [86] The Radio London story – part six: Peel, Pepper and the final hour". Pirate Radio Hall of Fame . Retrieved 4 July 2016.

a b c Williamson, Nigel (17 November 2006). "The Billboard Q and A: Yusuf Islam". Billboard Magazine. Interview with Yusuf Islam; Return to Music. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008 . Retrieved 31 January 2009. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Cat STEVENS". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p.246 . Retrieved 15 June 2022. In 1966, at age 18, he was heard by manager/producer Mike Hurst, formerly of British vocal group the Springfields. Hurst arranged for him to record a demo and helped him get a record deal. Stevens's first singles were hits: " I Love My Dog" reached number 28 on the UK Singles Chart; and " Matthew and Son", the title song from his debut album, reached number 2 in the UK. [38] " I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun" was his second UK top 10 single, reaching number 6, and the album Matthew and Son reached number 7 on the UK Albums Chart. [39]Shteamer, Hank (20 July 2017). "Hear Yusuf / Cat Stevens' Joyous New Song 'See What Love Did to Me' ". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 29 October 2017. Steiger Awards: Cat Stevens, Hardy Krüger und Friede Springer kommen nach Dortmund – Westfalen heute – Mitteilung 14.09.15". Westfalen-heute.de. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017 . Retrieved 28 October 2017.