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Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) Loves His Religion

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Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. After a successful music career, he converted to Islam in ’77 and soon after auctioned all of his guitars for charity. He essentially quit the music industry and devoted himself to educational and philanthropic causes within the Muslim community. He spent some time as a writer in which he donated his publishing income to Muslim schools in London as well as other charities. Although he came back to music in 2006, he also funded the Small Kindness nonprofit which provides relief to war victims and has won numerous humanitarian awards for his charitable work throughout the years.