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Magdi Allam

1952 - Today

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Magdi Cristiano Allam (Arabic: مجدي علام Majdī ʿAllām; born 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Magdi Allam has received more than 147,248 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Magdi Allam is the 5,287th most popular writer (down from 4,967th in 2019), the 524th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 476th in 2019) and the 57th most popular Egyptian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Magdi Allam ranks 5,287 out of 7,302. Before him are Heðin Brú, Ricardo Güiraldes, Semir Osmanagić, Marguerite Audoux, R. M. Ballantyne, and Fritz von Unruh. After him are Joël Dicker, Thea Beckman, Diane di Prima, Sergey Gorodetsky, Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani, and Duygu Asena.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Magdi Allam ranks 431. Before him are Tony Plana, António Oliveira, David R. Ellis, Roxanne Hart, Allen Collins, and Stellan Bengtsson. After him are Hubert Auriol, Sylvie Kinigi, Michael O'Hare, Martin O'Neill, Randy Jones, and Thomas Sjöberg.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Magdi Allam ranks 524 out of 642. Before him are Hesham Qandil (1962), Mike Beuttler (1940), Mustafa Mansour (1914), Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi (1892), Amr Waked (1973), and Bahaa Taher (1935). After him are Zakaria Goneim (1905), Pope Celadion of Alexandria (100), Leila Ahmed (1940), Farid Simaika (1907), Mido (1983), and Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh (1905).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Magdi Allam ranks 57. Before him are Penelope Delta (1874), Gamal El-Ghitani (1945), Latifa al-Zayyat (1923), Mahmud Taymur (1894), Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi (1892), and Bahaa Taher (1935). After him are Karim Rashid (1960), Alifa Rifaat (1930), Penelope Lively (1933), Leila Aboulela (1964), and Mona Eltahawy (1967).

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