[Displaced Flames fan]

Yusuf Islam is British. He's on the list because some of the charities he has contributed to have been linked to Hamas. He may or may not have known that at the time he made the contributions (I doubt he did, as he has softened a bunch in recent years).

I'm wondering why some think his fame should eliminate him from scrutiny.

One of the great singer/songwriters of the folk era, I adore much of his music....along with Harry Chapin who was a peer of his.

However, someone with that type of creativity and intellect (his intellect is obvious) has to be blinded by something to come to the conclusion that music is a waste. He's made a ton of children's records in recent years after he realized he had been brainwashed before.