Cat Stevens

Two British newspapers said Tuesday they had paid unspecified damages to the singer once known as Cat Stevens ( search ) over articles suggesting the Muslim convert had links to terrorists.The musician, now known as Yusuf Islam ( search ), said The Sunday Times ( search ) and The Sun had promised not to repeat the allegation and agreed to pay his legal costs and "substantial damages.""It seems to be the easiest thing in the world these days to make scurrilous accusations against Muslims, and in my case it directly impacts on my relief work and damages my reputation as an artist," he said in a statement.The Sunday Times and The Sun both confirmed they were making payments to Islam but declined to specify the amounts."The Sunday Times always denied liability and we disagreed with Cat Stevens' lawyers interpretation of the article, but we took a pragmatic view of the case," said Richard Caseby, managing editor of The Sunday Times.Janet Anderson, a spokeswoman for The Sun, said Islam's sta...

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