The anglicasation of arabic..........

A spelling error recently grounded peace activist singer and supporter of terrorist group Hamas. Yusuf has been confused with Youssouf and we all know that all terrorists travel with only real and not fraudulent names. Golly gee, so why be so vigilant? However, I don't think that anyone should allow an individual with the name Cat to be on a plane with normal people either.

The Yusuf Islam incident earlier this week, in which the former Cat Stevens was denied entry into the U.S. when federal officials determined he was on the government's "no-fly" antiterror list, started with a simple spelling error. According to aviation sources with access to the list, there is no Yusuf Islam on the no-fly registry, though there is a "Youssouf Islam." The incorrect name was added to the register this summer, but because Islam's name is spelled "Yusuf" on his British passport, he was allowed to board a plane in London bound for the U.S. The Transportation Safety Administration alleges that Islam has links to terrorist groups, which he has denied; British foreign minister Jack Straw said the TSA action "should never have been taken."

Time has chronicled this important story and everyone can read it all here. And if we feel sorry for this fellow then see what kind of impact this is having on us all now.