Cat Stevens

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cat-stevens

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the birth name?Steven Demetre Georgiou
2. What is the primary stage names?Cat Stevens, Yusuf, Yusuf / Cat Stevens
3. What was Cat Stevens' real name and where was he born?Cat Stevens was born Steven Demetre Georgiou in London in 1948.
4. Why did Cat Stevens change his name to Yusuf Islam?He converted to Islam in December 1977 and chose the name Yusuf Islam to reflect his new faith.

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Philanthropic: Involving or relating to the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed by the donation of money to good causes.