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- Cat Stevens Is A Moderate Nazi ... Er, I Mean Muslim Extremist ... I Mean, Muslim
Or whatever. From Jihad Watch: Today on Ummah.com, a poster called "ahaneefah" posted two "Classic Yusuf Islam Nasheeds without Music." A nasheed is a song praising Allah or Islam in some way. Nasheeds are usually sung a cappella or with percussion accompaniment...
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Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert: Are They Pro-Islamofascist or Just Stupid? From Roger Simon: Much of the blogosphere is appalled, as well it should be, at the selection of Yusuf Islam — né Cat Stevens — to perform at Jon Stewart and...
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Stewart-Colbert ‘Sanity’ Rally Hosted By Radical Muslim Singer Yusuf Islam Of course, calling for the murder of Salman Rushdie was a sign of sanity. Click on the title to get the whole story at Weasel Zippers. For my part, I will say this, I am getting...
- If Only This Man Would Listen To His Own Lyrics
Cat Stevens used to be a great singer-songwriter. His music was beautiful and his vocal style was unparalleled. Then, he became a Muslim and changed his name to Yusuf Islam. He has since called for the death of Salman Rushdie for having the "audacity"...
- Salman Rushdie Knighted
In a big "Fuck You" to the Islamofascists of the world, Salman Rushdie has been Knighted by British Royalty. You are now to refer to him as Sir Salman. But then, I already did. From Agence French Press: LONDON (AFP) — Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday...
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Jon Stewart unapologetic for being a useful idiot, inviting Yusuf "Kill Rushdie" Islam to "sanity" rally
From Jihadwatch:
And he still thinks he is on the side of the enlightened. An update on this story. "Jon Stewart Doesn't Regret Inviting Fatwa-Endorsing Singer to Rally," by Alana Goodman for Newsbusters, November 2:According to novelist Salman Rushdie, Comedy Central star Jon Stewart appears to be unapologetic for featuring Muslim extremist folk singer Cat Stevens (a.k.a. Yusuf Islam) at his Rally to Restore Sanity last Saturday. Stevens has previously supported a long-standing Islamic death sentence against Rushdie. Standpoint magazine’s Nick Cohen spoke to Rushdie this morning, who told him that: “I spoke to Jon Stewart about Yusuf Islam's appearance. He said he was sorry it upset me, but really, it was plain that he was fine with it. Depressing.”
After Rushdie penned The Satanic Verses in 1988, Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against him, claiming that the book was “blasphemous against Islam.”
Stevens, a Muslim convert, has reiterated his support for the death sentence on multiple occasions, most recently in 1997. When asked during a 1989 interview whether he would take part in a protest that burned Rushdie in effigy, Stevens replied that “I would have hoped that it'd be the real thing.”
The singer has never apologized for endorsing the fatwa....
- Cat Stevens Is A Moderate Nazi ... Er, I Mean Muslim Extremist ... I Mean, Muslim
Or whatever. From Jihad Watch: Today on Ummah.com, a poster called "ahaneefah" posted two "Classic Yusuf Islam Nasheeds without Music." A nasheed is a song praising Allah or Islam in some way. Nasheeds are usually sung a cappella or with percussion accompaniment...
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Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert: Are They Pro-Islamofascist or Just Stupid? From Roger Simon: Much of the blogosphere is appalled, as well it should be, at the selection of Yusuf Islam — né Cat Stevens — to perform at Jon Stewart and...
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Stewart-Colbert ‘Sanity’ Rally Hosted By Radical Muslim Singer Yusuf Islam Of course, calling for the murder of Salman Rushdie was a sign of sanity. Click on the title to get the whole story at Weasel Zippers. For my part, I will say this, I am getting...
- If Only This Man Would Listen To His Own Lyrics
Cat Stevens used to be a great singer-songwriter. His music was beautiful and his vocal style was unparalleled. Then, he became a Muslim and changed his name to Yusuf Islam. He has since called for the death of Salman Rushdie for having the "audacity"...
- Salman Rushdie Knighted
In a big "Fuck You" to the Islamofascists of the world, Salman Rushdie has been Knighted by British Royalty. You are now to refer to him as Sir Salman. But then, I already did. From Agence French Press: LONDON (AFP) — Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday...