] Yusuf Islam, who scored several Top Ten hits in the ] Seventies as Cat Stevens before leaving the business to ] devote himself to Islam, was denied entry into the U.S. ] yesterday, because his name was on several border ] protection watch lists. Islam's plane, en route to ] Washington from London, was rerouted to Bangor, Maine, ] where the artist was detained for questioning. . . . ] Islam will be put on a return flight to London today. Gah! As a big Cat Stevens fan, this news shocks and saddens me. :/ |