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January : January 15.
The Islamia Girls’ School tops the London Borough of Brent’s examination league table with an exceptional 100% pass rate. Placed second is the Brondesbury College with a 95% pass rate.February : February.
Yusuf attends the ‘Peacemaking in the Family’ conference at the United Nations Headquarters (New York) where he presents a short film on the support Small Kindness is providing to orphans and needy families.March : March.
Yusuf is honoured with an award by The Young Businessman’s Association in Turkey for his “work in education, humanitarian relief and world peace.”March : March.
About.com champions the case for a number of recording artists, including Cat Stevens, deserving of being in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. “Cat Stevens was so talented and his music so loved that he became one of the most popular recording artists of those times [late 60’s and early 70’s]… It would certainly be a well deserved honor for the Cat to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.”April : April.
The DVD release of the legendary 1976 Majikat North American tour is announced.May : May 17.
Majikat live DVD released.May : May 22.
Yusuf together with friends of Small Kindness gather in New York and Los Angeles for the official launch of the charity’s new office in the US. Yusuf also visits an Interfaith initiative in Washington as well as the offices of USAID to discuss possible co-operation on future projects.June : June.
Majikat tops Germany’s music DVD charts for four consecutive weeks.September : September 21.
Whilst on a flight to Nashville, Yusuf is refused entry into the United States. No official reason is given for the action. The deportation leads British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to complain personally to Secretary of State Colin Powel at the United Nations. Two years later Yusuf is admitted without incident into the US for several radio performances and interviews.October : October 19.
Yusuf delivers the keynote lecture at The Royal Institution, London, as part of the Sargent Lecture Series in aid of Sargent Cancer Care for Children.October : October 23.
Yusuf receives the inaugural presentation of the WANGO Humanitarian Award 2004 in Budapest, Hungary, for “helping the most vulnerable victims of war and conflict, including alleviating the suffering of families and children in the Balkans and the Middle East.”November : November.
Night of Remembrance Double CD released by Mountain of Light Productions.November : November 1.
Yusuf attends the proceedings of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award where he delivers a speech titled, ‘Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) Mercy to the Whole Universe’.November : November 10.
Yusuf is presented with the ‘Man for Peace’ award by Mikhail Gorbachev on behalf of a committee of Nobel peace laureates for having worked to “alleviate the suffering of thousands of children and their parents and dedicating himself to promoting peace, reconciling people and the condemnation of terrorism.”November : November 21.
The Sunday Times newspaper issues an apology to Yusuf Islam following the publication of a false and defamatory article. Yusuf receives substantial libel damages which he donates to charity.November : November 25.
Yusuf Islam joins Nelson Mandela, Annie Lennox, Peter Gabriel, Queen stars Brian May and Roger Taylor, to launch a book celebrating the 46664 AIDS benefit concert.December : December.
Yusuf joins a host of international artists to perform at the Voices for Darfur concert at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of the displaced people of Darfur and Chad.December : December.
Yusuf and other delegates from his International Board of Educational Research and Resources travel to Doha, Qatar, for the ‘Into Tomorrow’ international conference focusing on challenges in education in the 21st century.December : December 7.
The Sun newspaper issues an apology to Yusuf Islam following the publication of a false and defamatory article. Yusuf receives substantial libel damages which he donates to charity.December : December 26.
A devastating tsunami hits the Indian Ocean region killing upwards of a quarter of a million people in eleven countries. -
