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- Ten years ago today, Yusuf Islam — the singer commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens — was refused entry into the United States when his name appeared on a "watch list" of suspected terrorists. Two British newspapers used the incident to suggest that the musician supported terrorism.
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Sep 22, 2004 · Puzzled and angry at being barred from the United States, the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens returned to London on Thursday vowing to find out why.
Sep 15, 2017 · It was an acknowledgment by artist and audience alike: Cat Stevens, a figure who, for all intents and purposes, had ceased to exist more than three decades ago, had come back.
However, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added him to a "watch list" which provoked an international controversy and led the British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to complain personally to the United States Secretary of State Colin Powell at the United Nations.
Sep 22, 2004 · The British singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, is due to be sent back to London after being refused entry to the United States. The US authorities say the decision was made on...
Sep 22, 2014 · Ten years ago today, Yusuf Islam — the singer commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens — was refused entry into the United States when his name appeared on a "watch list" of suspected...
Jun 21, 2000 · A backlash ensued. 10,000 Maniacs pulled Stevens’ “Peace Train” from In My Tribe. His songs were banned from radio and his religious beliefs publicly ridiculed.
Sep 20, 2021 · By Howard Fishman. September 20, 2021. A unique feature of the destabilizing, horrifying Great Interruption of the past year and a half (and counting) is that it has nudged so many of us...
