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Muslim baptized by Pope forms political party
December 01, 2008
Magdi Cristiano Allam, the Muslim journalist who converted to Catholicism and was baptized by Pope Benedict during the Easter Vigil, has formed a new political party. Protagonisti per l’Europa Cristiana (Protagonists for Christian Europe) will enter candidates in next year’s EU elections.
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Further information:
- Muslim convert turns to politics in Italy (AP)
- Protagonisti per l’Europa Cristiana
- Muslim journalist's conversion stuns Europe, Islamic world (CWN, Mar. 25)
- Muslim convert criticizes cardinal, says terrorism is ‘mature fruit of Islam’ (CWN, Oct. 30)
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