Today is the 60th birthday of Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens. A Muslim since 1977, in 2004 the US government's refusal to allow him into the country became a symbol of the paranoid and absurd side of the War on Terror. Since 2005 he has won two libel suits in Europe (see here and here), contributing damages to charity.
Below are two versions of his famous song "Peace Train." The first is recent, the second from his pre-Muslim pop star period.
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