Yusuf Islam calls for all non-Muslim forces to be withdrawn from the Gulf

Title

Yusuf Islam calls for all non-Muslim forces to be withdrawn from the Gulf

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

16 Aug 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:39

Description

Sophie Dekker reports on how Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens) has visited the London embassies of countries involved in the Gulf conflict with a delegation claiming to represent British Muslims. Yusuf Islam believes that non-Muslim troops should not be in the Saudi Arabian peninsula, and that the crisis should be resolved by Muslim forces.

Contributors

Yusuf Islam; Sophie Dekker

Keywords

Embassies and consulates; Saudi Arabia; Islam; Wars (events); Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Cat Stevens

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