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I suppose that the media and their portrayal of Islam and the almost tribal separations and divisions of the Muslims are the greatest issues confronting Muslims in the United Kingdom.

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Cat Stevens
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: July 21
Composer
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Steven Demetre Georgiou
Yusuf Islam
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