Cat stevens religion2/13/2023 ![]() ![]() The British pop icon’s journey from the world of music to the world of religion and back again is especially relevant to the times we are living in, not the least because it challenges several stereotypes surrounding those who feel called to follow the Islamic faith.īorn in 1948 on this day – July 21 – to a Greek Orthodox father and a Baptist mother, Stevens grew up in London and became a singing sensation at 18. When Zaira Wasim announced her decision to leave Bollywood to return to the folds of her faith, the furore it created reminded me of another instance from another time, which was even more sensational – Cat Stevens’s conversion to Islam in the 1970s and subsequent departure from the world of music and stardom. ![]()
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