Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, alleges mistreatment

Yusuf Islam, who became famous as pop star Cat Stevens, has been deported from Israel after apparently being denied entry over his previous backing for a militant Islamic group.

The former pop singer had attempted to enter Israel, after previously being barred in 1990, arriving at 0230 local time.

However, airport authorities detained him after officials discovered his name on a list of people banned from entering the country

I don't see any reason for this to happen in a time of peace

Yusuf Islam

Israeli officials refused to comment on the case, but speaking on Israeli television, he alleged that immigration officials had mistreated him.

Yusuf Islam reportedly told an Israeli entertainment show: "They locked me in a two-metre by two-metre cell without water or a bathroom, and then deported me.

"I don't see any reason for this to happen in a time of peace."

Airport authorities denied that he was mistreated, according to Israeli newspaper Maariv.

They said he was kept in the departure lounge until the plane he arrived on returned to Germany.

Government claims

Yusuf Islam, 51, changed his name after becoming a Muslim in the late 1970s, and last visited Israel in 1988.

The government claims that during that trip, he delivered tens of thousands of dollars to Hamas, a militant Islamic group.

Two years later, in 1990, he tried to enter again along with his eight-year-old son but was turned away.

The singer, who was born Stephen Georgiou, took Cat Stevens as a stage name and had a string of hits, including Matthew and Son, Morning Has Broken and Moonshadow in the 1960s and 1970s.

He abandoned his music career in 1977 after being persuaded by orthodox Muslim teachers that his lifestyle was forbidden by Islamic law.

He later began teaching and actively promoting Islam worldwide, founding a Muslim school in 1983.

The former peformer also made headlines when he supported the death sentence issued by Iran against author Salman Rushdie.

[BBC NEWS, 13 July, 2000]

23rd May 2011, will see Yusuf perform his first ever Concert in Morocco, God Willing.

The Roadsinger Van will take a slight detour from the European Tour into Northern Africa for this Exclusive Concert as part of the 10th Edition of the Mawazine Festival.

 
16 Jan 2011

    What is it now, i read that you come to MY COUNTRY to perform under the name Cat Stevens, while you have "chosen" to be Yussuf Islam. Please stay away, stay out of my country, this is hypocrisy at the highest level. You've chosen the nam Yussuf, well have then the guts to PERFORM under that name, or maybe afraid that you want earn a cent, can it be that you abuse a european name (which is not your real neither) to gain money for a certain "charity cause". I rememnber quitte good, uou were not allowed in the states, because your name was on a certain list....Don't like you in my country, stay in britain

    Webmaster's Reply:

Dear Kristenfem, I think you may be mistaken regarding the promotion for the upcoming Concerts. All information pertaining to the Concerts clearly states that this is Yusuf in Concert. I am not sure which Country you are from as you have not stated it but I would be happy if you could email us at music@yusufislam.com with information of where you have seen it advertised as Cat Stevens in Concert, without the mention of the name Yusuf. With regards to the 'no fly list' that you mention, you will find, as we all did that it was a case of mistaken identities and Yusuf has enjoyed performing and visiting there on a number of occasions since the time of that incident. Thanks again for passing by and sharing your views, I look forward to receiving your email, as misinformation is something that we are not happy about also.

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Das Moulin Rouge als Kulisse eines Horrorfilms

"Tunnel der lebenden Leichen" (Britischer Originaltitel: "Death Line", US-amerikanischer Verleihtitel: "Raw Meat") ist ein britischer Horrorfilm von Regisseur Gary Sherman aus dem Jahr 1972, basierend auf einer von ihm verfassten Geschichte, die maßgeblich von Alexander „Sawney“ Bean inspiriert wurde, dem legendären Oberhaupt einer kannibalistischen Familie in Schottland des 15. Jahrhunderts.

Das Drehbuch zum Film stammt von Ceri Jones.

Café – The Moulin Rouge, 245 Shaftesbury Avenue

Earlier in the evening before Patricia gets abducted by the cannibal, she and Alex have a meal at a crowded café in Soho’s bustling theatre district. “This was a restaurant at the top of Shaftesbury Avenue,” says More O’Ferrall. “It was owned by Cat Stevens’ father.” It was also where Cat Stevens had lived until only two years earlier, and where he would occasionally still wait tables. There were entrances on both New Oxford Street, and Shaftesbury Avenue, the latter seen below. In the 70s (post-Death Line) the Moulin Rouge was renamed Stavros (Cat Steven’s father’s surname) and has since gone through many incarnations – it was re-opened in 1994 as Alfred’s, later as Nama, and later still as The Shaftesbury Bar and Dining – but is currently partially vacant, with a fancy Turkish barbershop running out of the New Oxford St. entrance.