Picture shows Yusuf Islam speaking at Reading University on the 11th November 1985

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Picture shows Yusuf Islam speaking at Reading University on the 11th November 1985

Picture shows Yusuf Islam speaking at Reading University on the 11th November 1985. The Quran is visible on the black board behind him.
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou, 21 July 1948), commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, humanitarian, and education philanthropist. His 1967 debut album reached the top 10 in the UK, and the albums title song " Matthew and Son" charted at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. His albums Tea for the Tillerman (1970) and Teaser and the Firecat (1971) were both certified triple platinum in the US by the RIa. His musical style consists of folk, pop, rock, and Islamic music.
In December 1977, Stevens converted to Islam, and he adopted the name Yusuf Islam the following year. In 1979, he auctioned all his guitars for charity and left his music career to devote himself to educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. He was embroiled in a long-running controversy regarding comments he made in 1989 about the death fatwa on author Salman Rushdie. He has received two honorary doctorates and awards for promoting peace from two organisations founded by Mikhail Gorbachev.
Picture taken 11th November 1985

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