Magdi Allam
Magdi Cristiano Allam (born Magdi Muhammad Allam [Arabic: مجدي محمد علام, romanized: Majdī Muḥammad ʿAllām], 22 April 1952) is an Egyptian-Italian journalist and politician, noted for his criticism of Islam and his articles on the relations between Western culture and the Islamic world. Allam converted from Islam to Catholicism during the Vatican's 2008 Easter Vigil service presided over by Pope Benedict XVI. He served as a regional councillor in the Italian region of Basilicata after being elected in 2010, and was a Member of the European Parliament for Italy from 2009 to 2014.