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Some extremists take elements of the sacred scriptures out of context.

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Cat Stevens
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: July 21
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Steven Demetre Georgiou
Yusuf Islam
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I always stood for the elimination of conflict and wars, and any of those causes that ignite them.
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If I make a mark in time, I can't say the mark is mine.
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Not only did the terrorists hijack planes and destroy life, but they also hijacked the peaceful religion of Islam and split the brother and sisterhood of mankind.
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Vanity is the most dangerous thing about fame.
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The spiritual quest was always the predominant aspect of my life. It's always been there. But there's also an incredible passion connected to it it's not just a dry investigative process. I have been extremely emotional about it, and that comes out in the songs.
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Oh God! If you save me I will work for you.
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