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Post by Dragos Voda on Oct 23, 2008 21:16:13 GMT -5
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948), best known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is a British musician of Greek Cypriot and Swedish ancestry. He is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist and prominent convert to Islam. As Cat Stevens, he sold over 60 million albums around the world since the late 1960s. His albums Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat were both certified as Triple Platinum by the RIAA in the United States; his album Catch Bull at Four sold half a million copies in the first two weeks of release alone, and was Billboard's number-one LP for three consecutive weeks. His songwriting has also earned him two ASCAP songwriting awards in consecutive years, for "The First Cut Is the Deepest," which has been a hit single for five different artists, and has been instrumental for others in establishing their musical careers. Stevens converted to Islam at the height of his fame in 1977. The following year, he adopted his Muslim name Yusuf Islam, sold all his instruments and awards for charity,[citation needed] and left his music career to devote himself to educational and philanthropic causes in the Muslim community. He has been given several awards for his work in promoting peace in the world, including 2003's World Award,the 2004 Man for Peace award, and the 2007 Mediterranean Prize for Peace. In 2006, he returned to pop music, with his first album of new pop songs in 28 years, entitled An Other Cup. He lives with his wife and children in London, and spends part of each year in Dubai. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_Stevens
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Post by Arxileas on Oct 23, 2008 21:36:34 GMT -5
Cat Stevens was half Greek and half Swedish was brought up as a Roman Catholic, and not as a Greek Orthodox. Although his father was Greek Orthodox and his mother a Swedish Baptist, Georgiou was sent to a Catholic school, St. Joseph Roman Catholic Primary School in Macklin Street,en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_StevensDon't think he even considers him self as a Greek ?
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Post by Arxileas on Oct 23, 2008 21:48:04 GMT -5
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Post by Kanaris on Oct 23, 2008 21:57:42 GMT -5
It does not mean he is not Orthodox.... When I first came to Canada I was sent to a Catholic school... the first two years we prayed every morning and I even had the Holy Communion a few times.My parents did not really care since the school was the only one close to where we lived.It was an all boys elementary school.... no girls...
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Post by Arxileas on Oct 23, 2008 22:03:00 GMT -5
IMy parents did not really care since the school was the only one close to where we lived.It was an all boys elementary school.... no girls... Ah I see, well didn't take that into consideration. I guess coming from a country with Orthodox Churches left right center was easy for me and my family. As for no Girls !!! How did you survive lol "joking"
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Post by Kanaris on Oct 23, 2008 22:13:01 GMT -5
Guess who is little Kanaris? ;D
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Post by Dragos Voda on Oct 23, 2008 22:23:22 GMT -5
The kid with the red hair.
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Post by Kanaris on Oct 23, 2008 22:46:20 GMT -5
The kid with the red hair. Well that gave it away... ;D
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Post by rex362 on Oct 24, 2008 10:19:05 GMT -5
maybe islam worked for Cat Stevens
...that was one reason for conversions back in the days ..many christian Albanians were more used and abused by the Orthodoxy than by the ottomans islam
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Post by hellboy87 on Oct 24, 2008 13:04:12 GMT -5
Kanaris!
Which is you?? The one with the red mark on the face???
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Post by rex362 on Oct 24, 2008 14:11:40 GMT -5
yea..which one ...there are many with red hair...
that looks like school for red haired boys ;D
maybe the one up front with brown and orange like gay shirt ?
wait till I show you mine with some size 12 gym shoes ;D
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Post by bordura on Oct 24, 2008 22:49:28 GMT -5
easy pic i think: the third from the left on the second row.
and i think u all went to the restrooms thinking of the teacher ;D
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Post by Kanaris on Oct 24, 2008 23:11:50 GMT -5
This is grade 6...1970, most are the same boys but a little older. Most of the kids were Portuguese... some Yugo's and 2 Greeks.... remember this is a Catholic school.My teacher Mr. McKeown had red hair too and the only anglo there.
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Post by Kassandros on Oct 25, 2008 2:05:41 GMT -5
If you're not the one with the red mark on the face then you're the 9th of the second row... or the 7th of the third row. Period!
Come on... tell us..
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Post by Kanaris on Oct 25, 2008 10:09:11 GMT -5
;D
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Post by rex362 on Oct 25, 2008 10:22:42 GMT -5
you little husky chunky fella
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Post by Kanaris on Oct 25, 2008 10:27:19 GMT -5
I looked like an ugly little girl... ;D
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Post by rex362 on Oct 25, 2008 10:30:13 GMT -5
that always happens when mama combs your hair for pictures..
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Post by diurpaneus on Oct 25, 2008 11:17:17 GMT -5
Obama '08
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Post by leandros nikon on Oct 28, 2008 8:06:06 GMT -5
im sick and tired of cat yusuf...how many threads have been made here about him,the whole world wonders...
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