Magdi Allam, The Pope And The Irony Of Islam
THE Pope, Pope Benedict XVI, has baptised a certain Magdi Allam, 55.
Says the Times: “The Pope has risked a renewed rift with the Islamic world by baptising a Muslim journalist who describes Islam as intrinsically violent and characterised by ‘hate and intolerance’.”
And what of Mr Allam?
Mr Allam is “an outspoken Egyptian-born critic of Islamic extremism and supporter of Israel. He has been under police protection for five years after receiving death threats over his criticism of suicide-bombings.
If religion did irony…
Posted: 24th, March 2008 | In: Broadsheets, War On Terror Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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