After a brief engagement to Louise Wightman, [82] Islam married Fauzia Mubarak Ali on 7 September 1979, [81] at Regent's Park Mosque in London. They have one son, four daughters, and nine grandchildren; [83] a second son died in infancy. [84] They have a home in London while currently preferring to spend a major part of each year in Dubai. [16] [85] Life as Yusuf Islam (1978–present) [ edit ] Muslim faith and musical career [ edit ] Yusuf Islam appearing at the Islam Expo in London (2008)

a b "2005 ASCAP Press release". Ascap.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009 . Retrieved 27 July 2009.He won't talk to unveiled women, right?". Chinese Whiskers FAQs. YusufIslam.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013 . Retrieved 11 April 2015. Former Cat Stevens To Donate Some Box Set Royalties To September11Fund". VH1. 28 September 2001. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008 . Retrieved 11 February 2009. even if it’s not politically explicit Stevens manages to awaken the love for humanity and justice within all of us.

CD3 features the newly-released Tea For The Tillerman², which Yusuf has chosen to include to show how these songs are as pertinent today as they were 50 years ago. CD4 includes demos, outtakes, and alternate versions, with the previously unreleased “Can This Be Love?”, “It’s So Good,” “If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out,” and “Don’t Be Shy.” “Can This Be Love?” was originally scheduled to appear on the album, after Cat wrote it alongside “Father and Son” for the proposed musical project Revolussia in 1969.Greene, Andy (28 May 2020). "Yusuf/Cat Stevens Re-Records 'Tea for the Tillerman' for 50th Anniversary". Rolling Stone.

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Stevens additionally named the album Foreigner because he took up residency in Brazil as a tax exile. He recorded Foreigner in Jamaica. On 9 November 1973, Stevens performed the song on ABC's In Concert, a 90-minute program they named the Moon & Star, including the full 18-minute "Foreigner Suite" without commercial interruption. [4] The World Awards 2003 Honoring The Best". World Connection. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 March 2006 . Retrieved 21 July 2008. a b c Durrani, Anayat (October 2000). "VH1 Profiles Cat Stevens in "Behind the Music" ". Islamfortoday.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008 . Retrieved 19 January 2009. 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.

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Alfred William Cramer (2009). Musicians & Composers of the 20th Century: Gram Parsons-Igor Stravinsky. Salem Press. pp. 1405–1406. ISBN 978-1-58765-516-6. In 2008 Islam contributed the song "Edge of Existence" to the charity album Songs for Survival, in support of the indigenous rights organisation Survival International. Thorpe, Vanessa (27 September 2020). "Yusuf Cat Stevens on Islam, the fatwa and playing guitar again". The Guardian . Retrieved 4 October 2020. Goo, Sara Kehaulani (23 September 2004). "Cat Stevens leaves U.S. after entry denied". The Washington Post . Retrieved 6 December 2007.