Posted on 09/20/2005 2:48:33 PM PDT by JellyJam
CARDIFF, Wales - British foreign policy played a role in motivating the July 7 London bombings, the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens said Tuesday.
Yusuf Islam, who had a string of pop hits in the 1960s and '70s, said an al-Qaida video claiming responsibility for the attacks and linking them to Britain's role in the Middle East showed foreign policy "was not the only factor but it was a major contributory."
"At the same time we have to look at how the teaching of Islam has been distorted," he added.
Speaking at the opening of Cardiff University's Centre for the Study of Islam in the U.K., Islam said schools should teach young Muslims the true meaning of Islam to keep them away from extremist ideas.
"Right now there is a more vital role for education to play in painting a truer picture of Islam," he said. "If you don't give it to the children in schools, anybody can give it to them on the streets or outside the normal environment for learning."
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f-ing idiot.
And people wondered why he was barred from entering the US.
From one cat to another: Shuddup and Meow!
Has been.
Cat's face. My wingtip. Connect!
OLDLEFT: Terrorist attacks factor in UK foreign policy.
I love how he has intimate knowledge of what prompted the London attacks.
I'm being followed by a moooonbat.....moooonbat,moonbat.
And it bit him and turned him into one too...just like a werewolf...bwahahahahahahahaha!!
I'm being followed by a moooonbat.....moooonbat,moonbat.
And it bit him and turned him into one too...just like a werewolf...bwahahahahahahahaha!!
Cat Stevens is also the guy who spoke out in favor of the death fatwa against Salman Rushdie


Assault Kitty says..."All I see...is an enemy I want to Kill!"
Truth in Advertising...
Hey Cat...er Yusuf, Penn has a secret message for you....ready?
ping!
Let's not forget the Cat's old girl friend.
From Fox Channel 25 in Boston:
Posing as a Psychologist
February 20, 2005
She's a local legend with a colorful past. And now she's under scrutiny in her new line of work. Lucy Wightman is better known as Princess Cheyenne, a legendary stripper who first made her mark in Boston decades ago. FOX Undercover's Mike Beaudet investigates the questionable credentials of this former exotic dancer who's now calling herself a psychologist.
* * *
So what is on Lucy Wightman's resume? Actually, she's famous. She started stripping in the seventies and became a local legend. Back then she was Lucy Johnson and her stage name was Princess Cheyenne. She headlined at the Naked I in Boston's combat zone. Wightman was engaged to singer Cat Stevens as the musician was converting to Islam, but they later broke up.
Those are two of the all-time best animated gifs ever.
Islam is broken, can't fix what's broken!
Clerics have spoken, dangerous words
"Praise be to Allah", that is our warning!
Red is the color, freshly spilled blood
Hear the jihad call, to get to heaven
targeting you all, in a suicide blast!
We suffer weakness and get disheartened
Terrorists see this, and get brave real fast!
This is an old fight, two cultures warring
Born from wrong and right, Satan saw play
In peaceful nations, innocents mourning
God's intimation of final days?
Actually, I think he broke up with her when he found out she had been a stripper.
A Quisling, too.
(Just my opinion, of course)
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