The Baptism of Italian journalist and author Magdi Cristiano Allam

In case you wondered why Pope Benedict highlighted his baptism on Easter. It was about the conversion of Muslims.

Magdi Allam tells us that he has found the true God and forsaken an Islam that he regards as inherently violent. Magdi Allam has a powerful voice as deputy editor of Italy's newspaper of record, Corriere della Sera, and a bestselling author. For years he was the exemplar of "moderate Islam" in Europe, and now he has decided that Islam cannot be "moderate".

Read the whole thing. Very interesting. via Instapundit