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'It's A Bit Of A Gift': Yusuf Islam On His Break And Return To Music

Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, has a new album out titled Tell 'Em I'm Gone. Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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'It's A Bit Of A Gift': Yusuf Islam On His Break And Return To Music

The story is well-known: The former known Cat Stevens became Muslim, changed his name and gave up performing for years. The hiatus gave him a chance to "walk the talk," he tells NPR's Scott Simon.

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A Taliban Hostage's Story: Educating Children Who Have No Teachers

Professor Ajmal Khan was held captive in South Waziristan, the Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan where the Taliban holds power. B.K. Bangash/AP hide caption

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A Taliban Hostage's Story: Educating Children Who Have No Teachers

A Taliban Hostage's Story: Educating Children Who Have No Teachers

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After A Sexual Assault And A Pregnancy, Vet Kept Her Pain Secret

Former Army 1st Lt. Trista Matascatillo met her husband, former Army 1st Sgt. Hector Matascastillo, five years after she was sexually assaulted during officer training in the Navy. StoryCorps hide caption

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After A Sexual Assault And A Pregnancy, Vet Kept Her Pain Secret

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After A Sexual Assault And A Pregnancy, Vet Kept Her Pain Secret

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Money Rock'n'Roll The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
In Texas, The World's Biggest Bat Colony Is Saved From City Sprawl

The Bracken Bat Cave outside San Antonio is home to millions of bats. Here, a few of them emerge from the colony in 2011. Eric Gay/AP hide caption

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In Texas, The World's Biggest Bat Colony Is Saved From City Sprawl

In Texas, The World's Biggest Bat Colony Is Saved From City Sprawl

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Jury Finds Tradition Is No Excuse For Brutal Hazing

Pam Champion (second from right) and Robert Champion Sr. (right), parents of Robert Champion Jr., listen as the guilty verdict against Dante Martin is read in an Orlando courtroom on Friday. Red Huber/AP hide caption

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Jury Finds Tradition Is No Excuse For Brutal Hazing

Jury Finds Tradition Is No Excuse For Brutal Hazing

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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Is No GOP Bench Warmer

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington gave the GOP response to President Obama's State of the Union address in 2014. She's set to easily win re-election to a sixth term next week. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Is No GOP Bench Warmer

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Is No GOP Bench Warmer

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For Palestinians, A Bridge-Building Bus Trip To Israel Turns Sour

Israel's West Bank separation barrier, shown here with the Jewish settlement Maale Adumim in the background, symbolizes the division between two societies that had much more interaction a generation ago. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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For Palestinians, A Bridge-Building Bus Trip To Israel Turns Sour

For Palestinians, A Bridge-Building Bus Trip To Israel Turns Sour

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Reviving A Grand Tradition Of 'Black Prophetic Fire'

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Reviving A Grand Tradition Of 'Black Prophetic Fire'

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Reviving A Grand Tradition Of 'Black Prophetic Fire'

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Self Portrait in Three Colors Ravi Coltrane
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Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Chicago
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'Comedy Is Extraordinarily Difficult': John Cleese On Being Funny

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'Comedy Is Extraordinarily Difficult': John Cleese On Being Funny

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'Comedy Is Extraordinarily Difficult': John Cleese On Being Funny

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'It's A Bit Of A Gift': Yusuf Islam On His Break And Return To Music

Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, has a new album out titled Tell 'Em I'm Gone. Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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'It's A Bit Of A Gift': Yusuf Islam On His Break And Return To Music

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'It's A Bit Of A Gift': Yusuf Islam On His Break And Return To Music

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