MINNEAPOLIS — Yusuf Islam, the British musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, is calling for the release of two American hikers charged with spying in Iran. A video of Islam pleading for Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal to be freed on humanitarian and justice grounds has been posted on YouTube. He says they should be released if there’s no clear evidence they’re anything other … [Read more...] about Yusuf Islam, the musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, asks Iran to free 2 US hikers
Shane Bauer
CAIR and U.S. Muslim leaders to ask Iranian President for release of hikers
Representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), along with other national Muslim leaders, will meet Thursday with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to seek the release of three American hikers who were detained after apparently straying across Iran's border. Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal and Sarah Shourd were detained in July while hiking in northern … [Read more...] about CAIR and U.S. Muslim leaders to ask Iranian President for release of hikers