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Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Muslim Singer Awarded Peace Prize in Rome

Salam/Peace:

ROME, Italy (AP) -- The singer once known as Cat Stevens -- branded by the United States as a potential terrorist risk -- has been awarded a peace prize in Rome for his humanitarian work.

Mikhail Gorbachev presented Yusuf Islam with the "Man for Peace" award at the opening of a meeting of Nobel Peace Prize laureates.

Read the whole article at:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/10/catstevens.peace.ap/index.html