November 13, 2006
You can listen to it by clicking here. It's called Afghanistan: The Land of Islam.
I'd love for somebody to debunk it. I just don't have the time right now for extensive Google searching. The brief Google search that I did seems to indicate that Yusuf Islam really did write and perform the song about 'the land of the free'....you know, Taliban Afghanistan.
I want to believe that Cat Stevens is just a dupe who didn't really support terrorism. That he's like the millions of Muslims around the world that gives to charities and doesn't really know that the money is going to terrorists.
Of course, since audio of Omar Bakri Mohammed claiming that Yusuf Islam used to associate himself with convicted terror master mind Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, and that he used to send money to the families of the 'Mujahidin", it's becoming harder and harder to believe that.
Hat tip: The Welsh Witch
UPDATE: Yusuf Islam's new album comes out today.
UPDATE II: I've done some more Google searching. From what I gather, the song was written by Yusuf Islam, but never recorded by him. Also, at least one Islamic website claims the Islam wrote the piece after the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union.
So, giving him the benefit of the doubt, the mujahidin that he is praising are anti-Soviets, ie our former allies. Some of whom became the Northern Alliance....others, well, you know who they became-
Here are the words to the song:
Afghanistan Land of Islam
Afghanistan Land of Islam
Afghanistan Land of Islam
Afghanistan Land of Islam
Afghanistan Laa ilaha illa Allah
Muhammadur Rasul Allah
Alaihi Assalatullah
Oh the people are dying,
They're willing to give
Every drop of their blood
For the freedom to live
Oh the people are dying
To get back their land
And the home of their fathers
Who died for Islam
And the home of their fathers
Who died for Islam
Afghanistan Land of Islam
Afghanistan Land of Islam
Afghanistan Land of Islam
Afghanistan Land of Islam
Afghanistan Laa ilaha illa Allah
Muhammadur Rasul Allah
Alaihi Assalatullah
There's five million homeless
Over one million dead
How can the world go to sleep
With injustice out there
Oh the orphans are crying
It's loud and it's clear
For the ones who have heart
For the ones who can hear
For the ones who have heart
For the ones who can hear
Afghanistan Land of Islam
Afghanistan Land of Islam
Afghanistan Land of Islam
Afghanistan Land of Islam
Afghanistan Laa ilaha illa Allah
Muhammadur Rasul Allah
Alaihi Assalatullah
Yaa Muslimun, Yaa Muslimun
Yaa Muslimun, Yaa Muslimun
Oh victory's coming
And history'll tell
Cause the disbelieving army
Is heading for Hell
And Paradise belongs
To the pious and firm
Who say "To God we belong
And to Him we return"
We say "To God we belong
And to Him we return"
Afghanistan Land of Islam
Afghanistan Land of Islam
Afghanistan Land of Islam
Afghanistan Land of Islam
Afghanistan Laa ilaha illa Allah
Muhammadur Rasul Allah
Alaihi Assalatullah
Yaa Muslimun, Yaa Muslimun
Yaa Muslimun, Yaa Muslimun
Yaa Muslimun, Yaa Muslimun
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You are saying that is Cat Stevens...seriously what is this website about? You guys are fame seekers, what a joke.
ba bye
David benn
Posted by: David Benn at November 13, 2006 02:10 PM (398Sm)
Posted by: tarzan at November 13, 2006 02:25 PM (dz4G5)
Posted by: Sulayman at November 13, 2006 04:19 PM (1j6fM)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhPNkilckWk
Posted by: Heroic Dreamer at November 13, 2006 04:24 PM (bF+Yg)
zealous back then, sure.
**OLD** news.... So, what?
YAWN....
Yea, Yusuf's new album!!
Posted by: LD at November 13, 2006 05:28 PM (cCiqp)
Posted by: Max Power at November 13, 2006 05:49 PM (PM8kH)
Posted by: jesusland joe at November 13, 2006 06:02 PM (8PoNP)
Posted by: Faisal Arif at November 14, 2006 12:32 AM (w/zWS)
"David Benn phucked in ass by one too many goats..."
This website is a joke. Run by jokes for jokes who don't want to seem to get there facts right becuase they have tunnel vision. So carry on attacking the people who want peace, becuase that is what it seems your purpose in life is. Good luck to you couch potatoes, arm chair critics. I'm sure Max Power will have something derogatory to say back to me...or one of his elite friends..
david
Posted by: David Benn at November 14, 2006 01:28 AM (398Sm)
before the Taliban were created. Almost
everybody opposed the war at the time.
Yusuf wrote and sang this song back then when
all the media including including Hollywood
were pushing the anti-soviet soviet message.
Films like Rambo 3 were Rambo goes
to Afghanistan and befriends the Muhjahideen
etc. Should we now say Hollywood supports the Taliban ?.
In your quest to ridicule Cat Stevens you are
ignoring and distorting history.
Stop the hating. Hate only begets hate.
Posted by: Tiaq at November 14, 2006 04:06 AM (b8EdG)
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/09/22/plane.diverted.stevens/
He used to hang out with Abdel-Rahman? Jesus, what a loser.
Posted by: MidnightSun at November 14, 2006 05:57 AM (z1xCE)
Good question. It sure seems so. Maybe you better ask them.
Posted by: jesusland joe at November 14, 2006 10:02 AM (8PoNP)
Posted by: Greyrooster at November 14, 2006 10:38 AM (uLSfm)
Posted by: abu at November 14, 2006 11:51 AM (KbvZN)
CNN...Its not the first time they have reported lies is it.
Long live bush
Posted by: Tiaq at November 14, 2006 01:24 PM (SjyrP)
CNN...Its not the first time they have reported lies is it.
Long live bush
Posted by: Tiaq at November 14, 2006 01:25 PM (SjyrP)
The song concludes with a series of gunshots. This is obviously a recording of the Taliban equivalent of "American Idol," where the judges just shoot the bad contestants at the end of their songs.
Posted by: Uncle Ian at November 14, 2006 05:34 PM (cx9KC)
Posted by: sandpiper at November 16, 2006 05:11 PM (O2c+K)
Posted by: Greyrooster at November 17, 2006 12:24 AM (R6qo5)
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