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Islamic court says Muslim convert can return to Buddhism

AP — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:13:16 +0000

A Malaysian Islamic court allowed a Muslim convert Thursday to return to her original faith of Buddhism, setting a precedent that could ease religious minorities’ worries about their legal rights.Lawyers said the Shariah High Court’s...

Muslim Scholar Denounces Vatican Baptism

AP — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:05:29 +0000

A Muslim scholar who participated in recent Vatican talks to improve Catholic-Muslim relations criticized Pope Benedict XVI’s Easter baptism of a prominent convert from Islam as a “provocative” act.Magdi Allam, an Egyptian-born TV...

Muslim Baptized by Pope Sought Dialogue

AP — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:03:02 +0000

The Egyptian-born commentator who renounced Islam and converted to Roman Catholicism with a baptism by Pope Benedict XVI has built his career crusading against what he calls the “inherent” violence in Islam and championing Israel’s existence.Magdi...

Pope Baptizes Prominent Italian Muslim

AP — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:57:00 +0000

Italy’s most prominent Muslim commentator, a journalist with iconoclastic views such as support for Israel, converted to Roman Catholicism Saturday when the pope baptized him at an Easter service.As a choir sang, Pope Benedict XVI poured holy...

Pope to Baptize Prominent Muslim

AP — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:47:36 +0000

Italy’s most prominent Muslim commentator is converting to Catholicism by being baptized by the pope at an Easter vigil, the Vatican announced Saturday.Magdi Allam is the deputy editor of the Corriere della Sera newspaper and writes often on...

Documents Give Insight Into Hicks Case

AP — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:09:32 +0000

When young Australian David Hicks got an offer from a Saudi friend to go to Osama bin Laden’s camps in Afghanistan in December 2000, he did not think twice.”So many of today’s Muslims want to meet bin Laden but cannot, and after...

Slovak Convert Feels Good as a Muslim Woman

Bhawana Negi — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 00:02:54 +0000

Marwa from Slovakia, converted to Islam a year ago. She married to a Muslim guy who introduced her to Islam. After embracing Islam she found a complete change in her personality. Though not being very religious, she felt a need of some spirituality...