Pope baptizes notable 'Muslim' convert at Easter vigil

"Pope Baptizes Prominent Italian Muslim" (Breibart.com, March 22, 2008):

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Italy's most prominent Muslim, an iconoclastic writer who condemned Islamic extremism and defended Israel, converted to Catholicism Saturday in a baptism by the pope at a Vatican Easter service.

"Muslim baptized by pope says life in danger" (Reuters, March 23, 2008):

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A Muslim author and critic of Islamic fundamentalism who was baptized a Catholic by Pope Benedict said on Sunday Islam is "physiologically violent" and he is now in great danger because of his conversion.

Update 3/29/08

"Magdi Allam Recounts His Path to Conversion" (Catholic Culture)