Bummer. Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, has allegedly been threatened by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb* after announcing a performance at an Islamic music fest in Oran, Algeria, forcing him to cancel. “Wild World” is such a great song too, what assholes!
*the artists formerly known as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, one of the funnier terrorist org names ever.
TAGS: Islam, Music, Slam
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March 13th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Seriously my favorite Singer/Songwriter (slashy) of all time. Dude just can’t win. The U.S. turns planes around and denies him entry as a suspected terrorist, and now Al Qaeda threatens him. All the royalty payments from his secular works, (i.e. Wild World), go to charities for Islamic children. If there was ever a dude who should be held up and respected in this day and age, it is my man Cat.
March 13th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
and the award for the best writers photo goes to…Jeff!
March 14th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
His “secular work” hahaha Nice pic of Yusef, Jeff.