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Look what happened to Cat Stevens: during his tortuous pursuit of spiritual fulfillment, he sang some of the most evocative songs ever put to vinyl--but, the minute he found peace in the religion of Islam, he put down his guitar forever. Yusuf Islam (Cat's new name) may be happy now, but what about...

Author: By Robert A. Katz, | Title: Adult James | 11/14/1985 | See Source »

...speak of sex," said Salah Eissa of the newspaper Al Ahali, "they will be doing damage to the study of all writing." Indeed, noted some Cairenes, the rulers were too strict in administering the laws of Islam. "A storm is brewing that augurs disaster," warned a celebrated scribe named Yusuf Idris. But do not despair. As the book of tales declares, Allah "alone can distinguish between the true and the false...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Egypt: The Tale of the Stern Judges | 6/3/1985 | See Source »

Acting on the advice of councilor David Wylie, the council voted to send a letter to Somalia's Major General Mohamed Siyad Barre protesting the imprisonment of Yusuf Omar Azhari, that country's former ambassador to the United States...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: City Writes Somalian Officials In Attempt to Free Prisoner | 2/3/1981 | See Source »

Well-represented in the tournament, the Khan clan maintained its omnipresence in the results of Yusuf and Aziz. Yusuf Khan beat Peter Bostwick in the Grand Masters tournament final. Aziz, loser to Desaulniers in the semis of the main draw, topped Alger for third place...

Author: By Tiina M. Bougas, | Title: Desaulniers Cops Boston Open Title | 11/17/1980 | See Source »

...grandeur of the Koran is difficult to convey in English translation. Although Islam's Holy Book is considered God's precise word only in Arabic, a generally recognized English text is that of Abdullah Yusuf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: Some sayings from a Holy Book | 4/16/1979 | See Source »

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