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Magdi Allam

1952 - Today

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Magdi Cristiano Allam (born Magdi Muhammad Allam [Arabic: مجدي محمد علام, romanized: Majdī Muammad 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. He has lived under police protection for many years due to death threats from Muslims. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Magdi Allam is the 4,974th most popular writer (up from 5,286th in 2019), the 508th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 524th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Egyptian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Magdi Allam ranks 4,974 out of 7,302. Before him are Henry Monnier, Joseph Jacobs, Lalleshwari, René Bazin, Villy Sørensen, and Märta Tikkanen. After him are Paul van Ostaijen, Yehoshua Kenaz, Fritz von Unruh, Stanislav Stratiev, Hans Werner Richter, and Rosa Mayreder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Magdi Allam ranks 393. Before him are Monique van de Ven, Esperanza Aguirre, Yoshikazu Nagai, David Ho, Gene Haas, and Jenny Agutter. After him are Ellen Streidt, Mustapha Dahleb, Avi Dichter, Carol Ann Susi, Roxanne Hart, and Thomas Munkelt.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Magdi Allam ranks 508 out of 642. Before him are Leila Ahmed (1940), Mahmoud El-Gohary (1938), Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak (1955), Ali Sabri (1920), Mahmoud Fayad (1925), and Naima Akef (1929). After him are Maximos V Hakim (1908), Mustafa Mansour (1914), Tiberius Claudius Balbilus (100), Latifa al-Zayyat (1923), Omar Marmoush (1999), and Pope Celadion of Alexandria (100).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Magdi Allam ranks 53. Before him are Abbās al-Aqqād (1889), Penelope Delta (1874), Andrée Chedid (1920), Sotion (-250), Alifa Rifaat (1930), and Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu (1889). After him are Latifa al-Zayyat (1923), Mahmud Taymur (1894), Gamal El-Ghitani (1945), Bahaa Taher (1935), Penelope Lively (1933), and Karim Rashid (1960).

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