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* [[Sarah Balabagan]] – [[Filipina]] prisoner in the [[United Arab Emirates]], 1994-96<ref name="muslimchristian">{{cite news|last1=Rodis|first1=Rodel|title=Sarah Balabagan, from Muslim to Christian|url=http://globalnation.inquirer.net/mindfeeds/mindfeeds/view/20090408-198517/Sarah-Balabagan-from-Muslim-to-Christian|accessdate=10 February 2016|publisher=Global Nation|date=8 April 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715232811/http://globalnation.inquirer.net/mindfeeds/mindfeeds/view/20090408-198517/Sarah-Balabagan-from-Muslim-to-Christian|archivedate=15 July 2015}}</ref>
* [[Sarah Balabagan]] – [[Filipina]] prisoner in the [[United Arab Emirates]], 1994-96<ref name="muslimchristian">{{cite news|last1=Rodis|first1=Rodel|title=Sarah Balabagan, from Muslim to Christian|url=http://globalnation.inquirer.net/mindfeeds/mindfeeds/view/20090408-198517/Sarah-Balabagan-from-Muslim-to-Christian|accessdate=10 February 2016|publisher=Global Nation|date=8 April 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715232811/http://globalnation.inquirer.net/mindfeeds/mindfeeds/view/20090408-198517/Sarah-Balabagan-from-Muslim-to-Christian|archivedate=15 July 2015}}</ref>
* [[Fathima Rifqa Bary conversion and custody controversy|Fathima Rifqa Bary]] – American teenager of Sri Lankan descent who drew international attention in 2009 when she ran away from home and claimed that her Muslim parents might kill her for having converted to Christianity<ref name="MHrprt">{{cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1233680.html |title=Fla. police: No credible threat to runaway convert, AP |publisher=miamiherald.com |date=14 November 2009 |accessdate=16 February 2012}}{{dead link|date=February 2012}}</ref>
* [[Fathima Rifqa Bary conversion and custody controversy|Fathima Rifqa Bary]] – American teenager of Sri Lankan descent who drew international attention in 2009 when she ran away from home and claimed that her Muslim parents might kill her for having converted to Christianity<ref name="MHrprt">{{cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1233680.html |title=Fla. police: No credible threat to runaway convert, AP |publisher=miamiherald.com |date=14 November 2009 |accessdate=16 February 2012}}{{dead link|date=February 2012}}</ref>
* [[Ahmed Barzani|Sheikh Ahmed Barzani]] – head of [[Barzani Kurds|Barzani]] Tribe in Iraqi [[Kurdistan]] and older brother of [[Mustafa Barzani]], Kurdish nationalist leader; announced his conversion to Christianity in 1931 during the anti-government uprising<ref>''The Kurdish Minority Problem'', p.11, December 1948, ORE 71-48, [[CIA]] "The first of the major Barzani revolts took place in 1931 after Sheikh Ahmed Barzani, one of the most prominent Kurdish leaders in [[Iraqi Kurdistan]], announced his conversion to Christianity and succeeded in defeating a number of other Kurdish tribes as well as regular Iraqi troops." [http://www.foia.cia.gov/docs/DOC_0000258376/0000258376_0014.gif].</ref>
* [[Ahmed Barzani|Sheikh Ahmed Barzani]] – head of [[Barzani Kurds|Barzani]] Tribe in Iraqi [[Kurdistan]] and older brother of [[Mustafa Barzani]], Kurdish nationalist leader; announced his conversion to Christianity in 1931 during the anti-government uprising<ref>''The Kurdish Minority Problem'', p.11, December 1948, ORE 71-48, [[CIA]] "The first of the major Barzani revolts took place in 1931 after Sheikh Ahmed Barzani, one of the most prominent Kurdish leaders in [[Iraqi Kurdistan]], announced his conversion to Christianity and succeeded in defeating a number of other Kurdish tribes as well as regular Iraqi troops." {{cite web|url=http://www.foia.cia.gov/docs/DOC_0000258376/0000258376_0014.gif |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-03-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308123142/http://www.foia.cia.gov/docs/DOC_0000258376/0000258376_0014.gif |archivedate= 8 March 2012 |df= }}.</ref>
* [[Bashir Shihab II]] – Lebanese [[emir]] who ruled [[Ottoman Lebanon|Lebanon]] in the first half of the 19th century; converted from [[Sunni Islam in Lebanon|Sunni Islam]] to [[Maronite Christianity in Lebanon|Maronite Catholic]]<ref>[''The Maronites in history'', Matti Moosa, p283]</ref><ref name="Khairallah83">Khairallah 1996, p. 83.</ref><ref name="Harris134">Harris 2012, p. 134.</ref>
* [[Bashir Shihab II]] – Lebanese [[emir]] who ruled [[Ottoman Lebanon|Lebanon]] in the first half of the 19th century; converted from [[Sunni Islam in Lebanon|Sunni Islam]] to [[Maronite Christianity in Lebanon|Maronite Catholic]]<ref>[''The Maronites in history'', Matti Moosa, p283]</ref><ref name="Khairallah83">Khairallah 1996, p. 83.</ref><ref name="Harris134">Harris 2012, p. 134.</ref>
* [[Simeon Bekbulatovich]] – Khan of [[Qasim Khanate]]<ref name=autogenerated1 />
* [[Simeon Bekbulatovich]] – Khan of [[Qasim Khanate]]<ref name=autogenerated1 />
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* [[Ibrahim Ben Ali]] – soldier, physician, and one of the earliest American settlers of Turkish origin<ref>J.S. Clarke. "History". Linda Haggin Peck. Retrieved 30 September 2008.</ref>
* [[Ibrahim Ben Ali]] – soldier, physician, and one of the earliest American settlers of Turkish origin<ref>J.S. Clarke. "History". Linda Haggin Peck. Retrieved 30 September 2008.</ref>
* [[Mohammed Christophe Bilek]] – [[Algerian people|Algerian]] former Muslim who lives in France since 1961; baptized Roman Catholic in 1970; in the 1990s, he founded Our Lady of Kabyle, a French website devoted to evangelisation among Muslims<ref>http://www.maghrebchristians.com/2012/08/12/algerian-muslim-convert-talks-about-christ/#ixzz247YeaG8y</ref>
* [[Mohammed Christophe Bilek]] – [[Algerian people|Algerian]] former Muslim who lives in France since 1961; baptized Roman Catholic in 1970; in the 1990s, he founded Our Lady of Kabyle, a French website devoted to evangelisation among Muslims<ref>http://www.maghrebchristians.com/2012/08/12/algerian-muslim-convert-talks-about-christ/#ixzz247YeaG8y</ref>
* [[Francis Bok]] – [[Sudanese]]-American activist, convert to Islam from Christianity; but later returned to his Christian faith<ref>[http://www.usaweekend.com/03_issues/031109/031109francis_bok.html Beale, Lewis. "Precious Freedom. ''USA Weekend Magazine''. November 9, 2003.]</ref>
* [[Francis Bok]] – [[Sudanese]]-American activist, convert to Islam from Christianity; but later returned to his Christian faith<ref>[http://www.usaweekend.com/03_issues/031109/031109francis_bok.html Beale, Lewis. "Precious Freedom. ''USA Weekend Magazine''. November 9, 2003.] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20120913200802/http://www.usaweekend.com/03_issues/031109/031109francis_bok.html |date=13 September 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Jean-Bédel Bokassa]] – [[Central African Republic]] Emperor (from Christianity to Islam back to Christianity)<ref name=Woodfork01a>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7SEWjJ0_w2oC&pg=PR18&dq=Bokassa+Islam&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ln3cUteVHcKv7AaSzgE&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Bokassa%20Islam&f=false
* [[Jean-Bédel Bokassa]] – [[Central African Republic]] Emperor (from Christianity to Islam back to Christianity)<ref name=Woodfork01a>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7SEWjJ0_w2oC&pg=PR18&dq=Bokassa+Islam&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ln3cUteVHcKv7AaSzgE&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Bokassa%20Islam&f=false
|title=Culture and Customs of the Central African Republic|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]]|author=[[Jacqueline Cassandra Woodfork]]|page=xviii (Chronology)
|title=Culture and Customs of the Central African Republic|publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]]|author=[[Jacqueline Cassandra Woodfork]]|page=xviii (Chronology)
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[[File:Konstantinderafrikaner.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[Constantine the African]] was a physician who converted to Christian-[[Catholicism]] from [[Sunni Islam]].]]
[[File:Konstantinderafrikaner.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[Constantine the African]] was a physician who converted to Christian-[[Catholicism]] from [[Sunni Islam]].]]
* [[Moussa Dadis Camara]] – ex-officer of the Guinean army who served as the President of the Republic of Guinea; Roman Catholic Christian convert from Islam<ref name=LePopulaire>''Le Populaire'', {{ISSN|0851-2442}}, N°3232, 31 August 2010, p. 2</ref><ref name="WhoIs">[http://www.guineenews.org/articles/article.asp?num=200812264250 "Qui est Moussa Dadis Camara, le nouveau president de la Guinee?"], ''[[Guineenews]]'', 26 December 2008 {{fr icon}}.</ref><ref>[http://www.galanyi.com/fichiers/videos5.php?langue=fr&idc=fr_Comment_Moussa_Camara_est_devenu_Moussa_Dadis_Camara_818 Galanyi.com]</ref>
* [[Moussa Dadis Camara]] – ex-officer of the Guinean army who served as the President of the Republic of Guinea; Roman Catholic Christian convert from Islam<ref name=LePopulaire>''Le Populaire'', {{ISSN|0851-2442}}, N°3232, 31 August 2010, p. 2</ref><ref name="WhoIs">[http://www.guineenews.org/articles/article.asp?num=200812264250 "Qui est Moussa Dadis Camara, le nouveau president de la Guinee?"], ''[[Guineenews]]'', 26 December 2008 {{fr icon}}.</ref><ref>[http://www.galanyi.com/fichiers/videos5.php?langue=fr&idc=fr_Comment_Moussa_Camara_est_devenu_Moussa_Dadis_Camara_818 Galanyi.com]</ref>
* [[Ergun Caner]] – Swedish-American academic, author, and Baptist minister<ref>http://theologan.com/post/2995543805/the-ergun-caner-controversy The Ergun Caner Controversy</ref><ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2015/january/broken-ergun-caner-resigns-president-brewton-parker-college.html?paging=off 'Broken' Ergun Caner Resigns as President of Brewton-Parker College</ref>
* [[Ergun Caner]] – Swedish-American academic, author, and Baptist minister<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theologan.com/post/2995543805/the-ergun-caner-controversy |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-04-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417133300/http://theologan.com/post/2995543805/the-ergun-caner-controversy |archivedate=17 April 2015 |df= }} The Ergun Caner Controversy</ref><ref>http://www.christianitytoday.com/gleanings/2015/january/broken-ergun-caner-resigns-president-brewton-parker-college.html?paging=off 'Broken' Ergun Caner Resigns as President of Brewton-Parker College</ref>
* [[Rianti Cartwright]] – Indonesian actress, model, presenter and VJ; two weeks before departure to the United States to get married, she left the Muslim faith to become a baptized Catholic with the name Sophia Rianti Rhiannon Cartwright<ref>"KapanLagi.com: Rianti Cartwright: JOMBLO Dekat Dengan Realitas"</ref><ref>http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/2461/pamfletrianticartwright.jpg perkawinan katolik</ref>
* [[Rianti Cartwright]] – Indonesian actress, model, presenter and VJ; two weeks before departure to the United States to get married, she left the Muslim faith to become a baptized Catholic with the name Sophia Rianti Rhiannon Cartwright<ref>"KapanLagi.com: Rianti Cartwright: JOMBLO Dekat Dengan Realitas"</ref><ref>http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/2461/pamfletrianticartwright.jpg perkawinan katolik</ref>
* [[Chamillionaire]] (born Hakeem Seriki) – American rapper<ref>http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Chamillionaire.html artist biography of Chamillionaire</ref><ref>http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/music/whats_up_with-38403029.html On religion: "I go to church every Sunday I'm in Houston. Now I have people asking for autographs in church. It's crazy, but yeah, I still do that and I still pay tithes and all that stuff."</ref>
* [[Chamillionaire]] (born Hakeem Seriki) – American rapper<ref>http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Chamillionaire.html artist biography of Chamillionaire</ref><ref>http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/music/whats_up_with-38403029.html On religion: "I go to church every Sunday I'm in Houston. Now I have people asking for autographs in church. It's crazy, but yeah, I still do that and I still pay tithes and all that stuff."</ref>
* [[Chehab family]] – prominent Lebanese noble family; having converted from Sunni Islam, the religion of his predecessors, was the first Maronite ruler of the [[Emirate of Mount Lebanon]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8Ogp94y8CJgC&pg=PA283 The Maronites in history, Matti Moosa, p283]</ref>
* [[Chehab family]] – prominent Lebanese noble family; having converted from Sunni Islam, the religion of his predecessors, was the first Maronite ruler of the [[Emirate of Mount Lebanon]]<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=8Ogp94y8CJgC&pg=PA283 The Maronites in history, Matti Moosa, p283]</ref>
* [[Djibril Cissé]] – [[French people|French]] international footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/djibril_cisse/index.shtml |title=Djibril Cisse Biography |publisher=Netglimse.com |date= |accessdate=16 February 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.pelerin.info/Actu-decryptee/Societe/Mondial-ces-joueurs-de-foot-ont-la-foi Mondial : ces joueurs de foot ont la foi !, Benoît Fidelin, Pèlerin N° 6654, June 10, 2010] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002024820/http://www.pelerin.info/Actu-decryptee/Societe/Mondial-ces-joueurs-de-foot-ont-la-foi |date=2 October 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Djibril Cissé]] – [[French people|French]] international footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/djibril_cisse/index.shtml |title=Djibril Cisse Biography |publisher=Netglimse.com |date= |accessdate=16 February 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217022348/http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/djibril_cisse/index.shtml |archivedate=17 February 2012 |df= }}</ref><ref>[http://www.pelerin.info/Actu-decryptee/Societe/Mondial-ces-joueurs-de-foot-ont-la-foi Mondial : ces joueurs de foot ont la foi !, Benoît Fidelin, Pèlerin N° 6654, June 10, 2010] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002024820/http://www.pelerin.info/Actu-decryptee/Societe/Mondial-ces-joueurs-de-foot-ont-la-foi |date=2 October 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Hansen Clarke]] – [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|MI|13}}<ref>[http://www.musalmantimes.com/2010/11/04/muslim-to-catholic-convert-hansen-hashem-clarke-member-of-us-congress/ Muslim to Catholic Convert Hansen Hashem Clarke Member of US Congress.]</ref>
* [[Hansen Clarke]] – [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|MI|13}}<ref>[http://www.musalmantimes.com/2010/11/04/muslim-to-catholic-convert-hansen-hashem-clarke-member-of-us-congress/ Muslim to Catholic Convert Hansen Hashem Clarke Member of US Congress.]</ref>
* [[Eldridge Cleaver]] – initially associated with the Nation of Islam, then Evangelical Christianity, then Mormonism<ref>{{cite news|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50B10F93B5A0C718CDDAC0894D0494D81 |title=New York Times obituary |work=nytimes.com |date=2 May 1998 |accessdate=16 February 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.africanaonline.com/black_panther_e_cleaver.htm Africana Online] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428022717/http://www.africanaonline.com/black_panther_e_cleaver.htm |date=28 April 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Eldridge Cleaver]] – initially associated with the Nation of Islam, then Evangelical Christianity, then Mormonism<ref>{{cite news|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50B10F93B5A0C718CDDAC0894D0494D81 |title=New York Times obituary |work=nytimes.com |date=2 May 1998 |accessdate=16 February 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.africanaonline.com/black_panther_e_cleaver.htm Africana Online] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428022717/http://www.africanaonline.com/black_panther_e_cleaver.htm |date=28 April 2010 }}</ref>
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* [[Mehdi Dibaj]] – Iranian Christian convert from [[Shia Islam]], pastor and [[Christian martyr]]<ref>http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/51878.htm "IN THE HOLY NAME OF GOD WHO IS OUR LIFE AND EXISTENCE"</ref><ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-mehdi-dibaj-1412186.html Obituary: Mehdi Dibaj</ref>
* [[Mehdi Dibaj]] – Iranian Christian convert from [[Shia Islam]], pastor and [[Christian martyr]]<ref>http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/51878.htm "IN THE HOLY NAME OF GOD WHO IS OUR LIFE AND EXISTENCE"</ref><ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-mehdi-dibaj-1412186.html Obituary: Mehdi Dibaj</ref>
* [[Momolu Dukuly]] – [[Demographics of Liberia|Liberian]] politician; became the second foreign minister under [[William V.S. Tubman]]<ref>http://theperspective.org/articles/0617200501.html Religion And Power in Liberia</ref><ref>http://www.liberianobserver.com/editorials/tolerance-key-protecting-liberia%E2%80%99s-christian-muslim-harmony Tolerance: The Key To Protecting Liberia’s Christian-Muslim Harmony</ref>
* [[Momolu Dukuly]] – [[Demographics of Liberia|Liberian]] politician; became the second foreign minister under [[William V.S. Tubman]]<ref>http://theperspective.org/articles/0617200501.html Religion And Power in Liberia</ref><ref>http://www.liberianobserver.com/editorials/tolerance-key-protecting-liberia%E2%80%99s-christian-muslim-harmony Tolerance: The Key To Protecting Liberia’s Christian-Muslim Harmony</ref>
* [[orthodoxwiki:Daniel (Byantoro)|Daniel Bambang Dwi Byantoro]] – leader (and Archimandrite) of the [[Indonesia]]n [[Orthodox Church]]<ref>http://www.manastir-lepavina.org/arhiva/novosti/index.php/engtext/detaljnije/orthodoxy_in_indonesia_an_interview_with_archimandrite_daniel_bambang_dwi_b/ Interview with Archimandrite Daniel</ref><ref>http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/byantoro_indonesia.htm The birth of the Orthodox Church in Indonesia</ref>
* [[orthodoxwiki:Daniel (Byantoro)|Daniel Bambang Dwi Byantoro]] – leader (and Archimandrite) of the [[Indonesia]]n [[Orthodox Church]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manastir-lepavina.org/arhiva/novosti/index.php/engtext/detaljnije/orthodoxy_in_indonesia_an_interview_with_archimandrite_daniel_bambang_dwi_b/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-04-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531090858/http://www.manastir-lepavina.org/arhiva/novosti/index.php/engtext/detaljnije/orthodoxy_in_indonesia_an_interview_with_archimandrite_daniel_bambang_dwi_b/ |archivedate=31 May 2014 |df= }} Interview with Archimandrite Daniel</ref><ref>http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/byantoro_indonesia.htm The birth of the Orthodox Church in Indonesia</ref>


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* [[Mark A. Gabriel]] – Egyptian Islamic scholar and writer<ref>''Against the Tides in the Middle East'', International Academic Centre for Muslim Evangelism in South Africa, 1997 (published under the name "Mustafa").</ref>
* [[Mark A. Gabriel]] – Egyptian Islamic scholar and writer<ref>''Against the Tides in the Middle East'', International Academic Centre for Muslim Evangelism in South Africa, 1997 (published under the name "Mustafa").</ref>
* [[Daveed Gartenstein-Ross]] – counter-terrorism expert and attorney (from Judaism to Islam to Christianity)<ref>[http://hsgac.senate.gov/_files/091906GartensteinRoss.pdf Prison Radicalization: Are Terrorist Cells Forming in U.S. Cell Blocks?] Government testimony (PDF)</ref><ref>[http://www.daveedgr.com/about/ Daveed Gartenstein-Ross] biography on his website</ref>
* [[Daveed Gartenstein-Ross]] – counter-terrorism expert and attorney (from Judaism to Islam to Christianity)<ref>[http://hsgac.senate.gov/_files/091906GartensteinRoss.pdf Prison Radicalization: Are Terrorist Cells Forming in U.S. Cell Blocks?] Government testimony (PDF)</ref><ref>[http://www.daveedgr.com/about/ Daveed Gartenstein-Ross] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508072205/http://www.daveedgr.com/about/ |date= 8 May 2011 }} biography on his website</ref>
* [[Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila]] – American football defensive end who was drafted by the Green Bay Packers and is currently a free agent
* [[Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila]] – American football defensive end who was drafted by the Green Bay Packers and is currently a free agent
* [[George XI of Kartli]] – [[Georgians|Georgian]] monarch who ruled Eastern Georgia from 1676 to 1688 and again from 1703 to 1709; an Eastern Orthodox Christian, he converted to Islam prior to his appointment as governor of Qandahar; later converted to Roman Catholicism<ref>''Nadir Shah and the Afsharid Legacy'', '''The Cambridge history of Iran: From Nadir Shah to the Islamic Republic''', Ed. Peter Avery, William Bayne Fisher, Gavin Hambly and Charles Melville, (Cambridge University Press, 1991) , 11.</ref>
* [[George XI of Kartli]] – [[Georgians|Georgian]] monarch who ruled Eastern Georgia from 1676 to 1688 and again from 1703 to 1709; an Eastern Orthodox Christian, he converted to Islam prior to his appointment as governor of Qandahar; later converted to Roman Catholicism<ref>''Nadir Shah and the Afsharid Legacy'', '''The Cambridge history of Iran: From Nadir Shah to the Islamic Republic''', Ed. Peter Avery, William Bayne Fisher, Gavin Hambly and Charles Melville, (Cambridge University Press, 1991) , 11.</ref>
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* [[Mathieu Kérékou]] – President of [[Benin]] (from Christianity to Islam back to Christianity)<ref>{{cite news | last =Okanla | first =Karim | title =Benin's 'magical' leader | publisher = [[BBC news]] | date = 20 August 2003| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3166593.stm }}</ref>
* [[Mathieu Kérékou]] – President of [[Benin]] (from Christianity to Islam back to Christianity)<ref>{{cite news | last =Okanla | first =Karim | title =Benin's 'magical' leader | publisher = [[BBC news]] | date = 20 August 2003| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3166593.stm }}</ref>
* [[Chulpan Khamatova]] – [[Russian people|Russian]] [[actress]]<ref>[http://khamatova.ru/?i=240 Потребность быть настоящей // "Фома" № 6, 2008]</ref><ref name="q">[http://www.forum.khamatova.ru/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=162&start=3 "Кино в деталях" на СТС (05.11.2005)]</ref>
* [[Chulpan Khamatova]] – [[Russian people|Russian]] [[actress]]<ref>[http://khamatova.ru/?i=240 Потребность быть настоящей // "Фома" № 6, 2008]</ref><ref name="q">[http://www.forum.khamatova.ru/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=162&start=3 "Кино в деталях" на СТС (05.11.2005)]</ref>
* [[Emir Kusturica]] – [[Serbians|Serbian]] and [[Yugoslavia]]n filmmaker and actor<ref name="pionirovglasnik">{{cite web|url=http://www.pionirovglasnik.com/index.php?category=39&content=315 |title=Article about Kusturica's religion on |publisher=Pionirovglasnik.com |date= |accessdate=16 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hem.passagen.se/hambarine/Vijesti/23072005Kusturica.htm |title=News of Kusturica's baptism on passagen.se |publisher=Hem.passagen.se |date= |accessdate=16 February 2012}}</ref>
* [[Emir Kusturica]] – [[Serbians|Serbian]] and [[Yugoslavia]]n filmmaker and actor<ref name="pionirovglasnik">{{cite web|url=http://www.pionirovglasnik.com/index.php?category=39&content=315 |title=Article about Kusturica's religion on |publisher=Pionirovglasnik.com |date= |accessdate=16 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hem.passagen.se/hambarine/Vijesti/23072005Kusturica.htm |title=News of Kusturica's baptism on passagen.se |publisher=Hem.passagen.se |date= |accessdate=16 February 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927020910/http://hem.passagen.se/hambarine/Vijesti/23072005Kusturica.htm |archivedate=27 September 2012 |df= }}</ref>


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*[[Sake Dean Mahomed]] (born Sheikh Din Muhammad) – [[Indian people|Indian]] traveller, surgeon and entrepreneur who introduced the Indian take-away curry house restaurant in [[United Kingdom|Britain]]; first Indian to have written a book in the [[English language]];<ref>http://forgottennewsmakers.com/2013/12/29/sake-dean-mahomed-1759-1851-first-indian-to-publish-a-book-own-a-restaurant-and-do-shampooing-in-england/ SAKE DEAN MAHOMED (1759 – 1851) First Indian to Publish a Book, Own a Restaurant and Do "Shampooing" in England</ref><ref>http://www.criterion-quarterly.com/sake-dean-mahomet-1759-1851/ Sake Dean Mahomet (1759-1851)</ref> converted to marry Jane Daly, an Irish Protestant, as it was illegal for a non-Protestant to marry a Protestant<ref>{{citation|url=http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft4h4nb20n&chunk.id=s1.3.56&toc.depth=1&toc.id=ch3&brand=eschol|title=India in the Time of Dean}}</ref>
*[[Sake Dean Mahomed]] (born Sheikh Din Muhammad) – [[Indian people|Indian]] traveller, surgeon and entrepreneur who introduced the Indian take-away curry house restaurant in [[United Kingdom|Britain]]; first Indian to have written a book in the [[English language]];<ref>http://forgottennewsmakers.com/2013/12/29/sake-dean-mahomed-1759-1851-first-indian-to-publish-a-book-own-a-restaurant-and-do-shampooing-in-england/ SAKE DEAN MAHOMED (1759 – 1851) First Indian to Publish a Book, Own a Restaurant and Do "Shampooing" in England</ref><ref>http://www.criterion-quarterly.com/sake-dean-mahomet-1759-1851/ Sake Dean Mahomet (1759-1851)</ref> converted to marry Jane Daly, an Irish Protestant, as it was illegal for a non-Protestant to marry a Protestant<ref>{{citation|url=http://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft4h4nb20n&chunk.id=s1.3.56&toc.depth=1&toc.id=ch3&brand=eschol|title=India in the Time of Dean}}</ref>
* [[Enrique de Malaca]] – [[Malay race|Malay]] slave of [[Ferdinand Magellan]], converted to [[Roman Catholicism]] after being purchased in 1511<ref>http://www.theawl.com/2012/07/the-slave-who-circumnavigated-the-world The Slave Who Circumnavigated The World</ref><ref>http://www.voaindonesia.com/content/sejarawan-harvard-penjelajah-bumi-pertama-putera-melayu/1711514.html Sejarawan Universitas Harvard: Penjelajah Bumi Pertama adalah Putera Melayu</ref>
* [[Enrique de Malaca]] – [[Malay race|Malay]] slave of [[Ferdinand Magellan]], converted to [[Roman Catholicism]] after being purchased in 1511<ref>http://www.theawl.com/2012/07/the-slave-who-circumnavigated-the-world The Slave Who Circumnavigated The World</ref><ref>http://www.voaindonesia.com/content/sejarawan-harvard-penjelajah-bumi-pertama-putera-melayu/1711514.html Sejarawan Universitas Harvard: Penjelajah Bumi Pertama adalah Putera Melayu</ref>
* [[Pinkan Mambo]] (born Pinkan Ratnasari Mambo) – Indonesian singer; converted in 2010; decision taken after admitting she studied various religions of the world and eventually dropped in awe of [[Jesus Christ]]<ref>http://www.tribunnews.com/seleb/2010/09/20/zakat-pinkan-mambo-pindah-ke-gereja Pinkan Mambo move to church</ref><ref>http://www.cekricek.co.id/nama-peristiwa/item/10413-pinkan-mambo-menikah-di-gereja-secara-sederhana.html Pinkan Mambo married in a church in Los Angeles</ref><ref>http://metrotangsel.com/2013/10/wawancara-eksklusif-dengan-deetje-ibunda-pinkan-mambo-2/ Pinkan Mambo confirms be married to Steve Wantania</ref>
* [[Pinkan Mambo]] (born Pinkan Ratnasari Mambo) – Indonesian singer; converted in 2010; decision taken after admitting she studied various religions of the world and eventually dropped in awe of [[Jesus Christ]]<ref>http://www.tribunnews.com/seleb/2010/09/20/zakat-pinkan-mambo-pindah-ke-gereja Pinkan Mambo move to church</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cekricek.co.id/nama-peristiwa/item/10413-pinkan-mambo-menikah-di-gereja-secara-sederhana.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-05-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010082041/http://cekricek.co.id/nama-peristiwa/item/10413-pinkan-mambo-menikah-di-gereja-secara-sederhana.html |archivedate=10 October 2013 |df= }} Pinkan Mambo married in a church in Los Angeles</ref><ref>http://metrotangsel.com/2013/10/wawancara-eksklusif-dengan-deetje-ibunda-pinkan-mambo-2/ Pinkan Mambo confirms be married to Steve Wantania</ref>
* [[Fadhma Aït Mansour]] – mother of [[French people|French]] writers [[Jean Amrouche]] and [[Taos Amrouche]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Francophone Studies: The Essential Glossary |last=Majumdar |first=Margaret |year=2002 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=United States of America |isbn=0340806966 |page=4}}</ref>
* [[Fadhma Aït Mansour]] – mother of [[French people|French]] writers [[Jean Amrouche]] and [[Taos Amrouche]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Francophone Studies: The Essential Glossary |last=Majumdar |first=Margaret |year=2002 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=United States of America |isbn=0340806966 |page=4}}</ref>
* [[Roy Marten]] (born Wicasksono Abdul Salam) – Indonesian actor whose family was converted to [[Roman Catholicism]] during his childhood but who converted later to [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Indonesian Orthodoxy]] in 1997<ref>[http://nostalgia.tabloidnova.com/articles.asp?id=10916 Saya juga minta maaf kepada seluruh komunitas Gereja Ortodok] diakses 3 February 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.library.ohiou.edu/indopubs/2000/03/14/0050.html Roy Marten, who said that he has been a follower of the Church for three years] diakses 3 February 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.kapanlagi.com/showbiz/selebriti/roy-marten-main-sinetron-edisi-natal-7djqmah.html Roy Marten Main Sinetron Edisi Natal] diakses 12 December 2006</ref>
* [[Roy Marten]] (born Wicasksono Abdul Salam) – Indonesian actor whose family was converted to [[Roman Catholicism]] during his childhood but who converted later to [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Indonesian Orthodoxy]] in 1997<ref>[http://nostalgia.tabloidnova.com/articles.asp?id=10916 Saya juga minta maaf kepada seluruh komunitas Gereja Ortodok] diakses 3 February 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.library.ohiou.edu/indopubs/2000/03/14/0050.html Roy Marten, who said that he has been a follower of the Church for three years] diakses 3 February 2006</ref><ref>[http://www.kapanlagi.com/showbiz/selebriti/roy-marten-main-sinetron-edisi-natal-7djqmah.html Roy Marten Main Sinetron Edisi Natal] diakses 12 December 2006</ref>
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* [[Diana Nasution]] – Indonesian singer, converted to [[Protestantism]] after marriage<ref>http://manado.tribunnews.com/2013/10/04/pesan-terakhir-diana-nasution-jangan-lupa-pelayanan-gereja "Mama benar-benar minta jangan sampai lupa pelayanan gereja,"</ref><ref>http://life.viva.co.id/news/read/449316-rita-nasution-dan-minggus-tahitoe-berduet-di-depan-peti-diana Walau saya Muslim, Hajah saya tetap bisa menyanyikan semua lagu.</ref>
* [[Diana Nasution]] – Indonesian singer, converted to [[Protestantism]] after marriage<ref>http://manado.tribunnews.com/2013/10/04/pesan-terakhir-diana-nasution-jangan-lupa-pelayanan-gereja "Mama benar-benar minta jangan sampai lupa pelayanan gereja,"</ref><ref>http://life.viva.co.id/news/read/449316-rita-nasution-dan-minggus-tahitoe-berduet-di-depan-peti-diana Walau saya Muslim, Hajah saya tetap bisa menyanyikan semua lagu.</ref>
* [[Aurelius and Natalia]] (died 852) – Christian martyrs who were put to death during the reign of Abd ar-Rahman II, Emir of Córdoba, and are counted among the Martyrs of Córdoba; Aurelius was the son of a Muslim father and a Christian mother. He was also secretly a follower of Christianity, as was his wife Natalia, who was also the child of a Muslim father.<ref>Attwater, Donald and Catherine Rachel John. The Penguin Dictionary of Saints. 3rd edition. New York: Penguin Books, 1993. ISBN 0-14-051312-4.</ref>
* [[Aurelius and Natalia]] (died 852) – Christian martyrs who were put to death during the reign of Abd ar-Rahman II, Emir of Córdoba, and are counted among the Martyrs of Córdoba; Aurelius was the son of a Muslim father and a Christian mother. He was also secretly a follower of Christianity, as was his wife Natalia, who was also the child of a Muslim father.<ref>Attwater, Donald and Catherine Rachel John. The Penguin Dictionary of Saints. 3rd edition. New York: Penguin Books, 1993. ISBN 0-14-051312-4.</ref>
* [[Marina Nemat]] – [[Canadian]] author of Iranian descent and former political prisoner of the Iranian government; born into a Christian family, she converted to Islam in order to avoid execution but later reverted to Christianity<ref>[http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?id=56af0b50-c6d5-4fbf-a0a4-c95a3c34ad1b&k=94826 Flight from Iran]</ref>
* [[Marina Nemat]] – [[Canadian]] author of Iranian descent and former political prisoner of the Iranian government; born into a Christian family, she converted to Islam in order to avoid execution but later reverted to Christianity<ref>[http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?id=56af0b50-c6d5-4fbf-a0a4-c95a3c34ad1b&k=94826 Flight from Iran] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927015759/http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/arts/story.html?id=56af0b50-c6d5-4fbf-a0a4-c95a3c34ad1b&k=94826 |date=27 September 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Ibrahim Njoya]] – [[Bamum people|Bamum]] king; back and forth conversions from Islam to Christianity<ref>"African Studies Quarterly". Africa.ufl.edu. Retrieved 16 February 2012.</ref>
* [[Ibrahim Njoya]] – [[Bamum people|Bamum]] king; back and forth conversions from Islam to Christianity<ref>"African Studies Quarterly". Africa.ufl.edu. Retrieved 16 February 2012.</ref>
* [[Nunilo and Alodia]] – 9th-century sisters recognized as Catholic saints and martyrs in [[Al-Andalus|Moorish Spain]], executed for [[Apostasy in Islam|apostasy]] for converting to Christianity
* [[Nunilo and Alodia]] – 9th-century sisters recognized as Catholic saints and martyrs in [[Al-Andalus|Moorish Spain]], executed for [[Apostasy in Islam|apostasy]] for converting to Christianity
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* [[Shams Pahlavi]] – Iranian princess and the elder sister of [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]], Shah of Iran<ref name="Fardust">Hussein Fardust, ''The Rise and Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty:'', Motilal Banarsidass, 1999, ISBN 81-208-1642-0, [https://books.google.com/books?id=SJZ_xgqCOMQC&pg=PA123&lpg=PA123&dq=shams+pahlavi+converted&source=web&ots=wfvXcqgX4k&sig=6eKn-7Ndmm_E4uq_PV7NBRqWSA0&hl=en#PPA123,M1 Google Print, pp. 122–123].</ref>
* [[Shams Pahlavi]] – Iranian princess and the elder sister of [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]], Shah of Iran<ref name="Fardust">Hussein Fardust, ''The Rise and Fall of the Pahlavi Dynasty:'', Motilal Banarsidass, 1999, ISBN 81-208-1642-0, [https://books.google.com/books?id=SJZ_xgqCOMQC&pg=PA123&lpg=PA123&dq=shams+pahlavi+converted&source=web&ots=wfvXcqgX4k&sig=6eKn-7Ndmm_E4uq_PV7NBRqWSA0&hl=en#PPA123,M1 Google Print, pp. 122–123].</ref>
* [[Hamid Pourmand]] – former Iranian army colonel and lay leader of the [[Jama'at-e Rabbani]], the Iranian branch of the [[Assemblies of God]] church in Iran<ref>[https://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE13/060/2005/en/dom-MDE130602005en.html Hamid Pourmand: Imprisonment due to religious belief]</ref>
* [[Hamid Pourmand]] – former Iranian army colonel and lay leader of the [[Jama'at-e Rabbani]], the Iranian branch of the [[Assemblies of God]] church in Iran<ref>[https://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE13/060/2005/en/dom-MDE130602005en.html Hamid Pourmand: Imprisonment due to religious belief] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208084217/http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/MDE13/060/2005/en/dom-MDE130602005en.html |date= 8 December 2008 }}</ref>
* [[Agni Pratistha]] – Indonesian actress, model and former beauty queen (elected [[Puteri Indonesia]] 2006), converted to Catholicism after marriage, although initially denied rumors of conversion<ref>http://oktavita.com/foto-agni-pratistha-menikah-di-gereja.htm Foto Agni Pratistha Menikah di Gereja</ref><ref>http://www.tribunnews.com/seleb/2013/12/15/agni-pratistha-baru-resepsi-meski-menikah-juni-di-amrik Agni Pratistha, Baru Resepsi Meski Menikah Juni di Amrik</ref><ref>http://www.jpnn.com/read/2014/01/16/211141/Kehamilan-Agni-Pratistha-Disebar-di-Instagram-# Kehamilan Agni Pratistha Disebar di Instagram</ref>
* [[Agni Pratistha]] – Indonesian actress, model and former beauty queen (elected [[Puteri Indonesia]] 2006), converted to Catholicism after marriage, although initially denied rumors of conversion<ref>http://oktavita.com/foto-agni-pratistha-menikah-di-gereja.htm Foto Agni Pratistha Menikah di Gereja</ref><ref>http://www.tribunnews.com/seleb/2013/12/15/agni-pratistha-baru-resepsi-meski-menikah-juni-di-amrik Agni Pratistha, Baru Resepsi Meski Menikah Juni di Amrik</ref><ref>http://www.jpnn.com/read/2014/01/16/211141/Kehamilan-Agni-Pratistha-Disebar-di-Instagram-# Kehamilan Agni Pratistha Disebar di Instagram</ref>


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* [[Daud Rahbar]] – [[Pakistani]] scholar of Comparative religions, composer, short story writer, translator, philosopher, contributor to inter-civilization dialogue, musicologist, drummer, singer and guitarist<ref>http://www.thefridaytimes.com/tft/tracking-down-daud-rahbar/ Tracking down Daud Rahbar</ref><ref>http://www.themuslimtimes.org/2013/10/countries/united-states/exiled-writer-educator-dr-daud-rahbar-passed-away-in-florida Exiled writer, educator Dr Daud Rahbar passed away in Florida</ref>
* [[Daud Rahbar]] – [[Pakistani]] scholar of Comparative religions, composer, short story writer, translator, philosopher, contributor to inter-civilization dialogue, musicologist, drummer, singer and guitarist<ref>http://www.thefridaytimes.com/tft/tracking-down-daud-rahbar/ Tracking down Daud Rahbar</ref><ref>http://www.themuslimtimes.org/2013/10/countries/united-states/exiled-writer-educator-dr-daud-rahbar-passed-away-in-florida Exiled writer, educator Dr Daud Rahbar passed away in Florida</ref>
* [[Abdul Rahman (convert)|Abdul Rahman]] – [[Afghan]] convert to Christianity who escaped the death penalty because of foreign pressure<ref>http://english.aljazeera.net/news/archive/archive?ArchiveId=21687</ref>
* [[Abdul Rahman (convert)|Abdul Rahman]] – [[Afghan]] convert to Christianity who escaped the death penalty because of foreign pressure<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/archive/archive?ArchiveId%3D21687 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-02-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110730053754/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/archive/archive?ArchiveId=21687 |archivedate=30 July 2011 |df= }}</ref>
* [[Brother Rachid]] – [[Christianity in Morocco|Moroccan Christian]] convert from Islam; hosts a weekly live call-in show on AL-Hayat channel
* [[Brother Rachid]] – [[Christianity in Morocco|Moroccan Christian]] convert from Islam; hosts a weekly live call-in show on AL-Hayat channel
* [[Majeed Rashid Mohammed]] – [[Kurdish Christians|Kurdish Christian]] convert from Islam; established a network with former [[Kurd]]ish [[Muslim]]s with about 2,000 members today<ref>Norge IDAG – Norwegian language newspaper – Friday 7 May 2010</ref>
* [[Majeed Rashid Mohammed]] – [[Kurdish Christians|Kurdish Christian]] convert from Islam; established a network with former [[Kurd]]ish [[Muslim]]s with about 2,000 members today<ref>Norge IDAG – Norwegian language newspaper – Friday 7 May 2010</ref>
* [[Stefan Razvan]] – [[Romani people|Gypsy]] prince who ruled [[Moldavia]] for six months in 1595<ref>''Istoria şi tradiţiile minorităţii rromani'', p.28, 2005, Sigma, Bucharest, Delia Grigore, Petre Petcuţ
* [[Stefan Razvan]] – [[Romani people|Gypsy]] prince who ruled [[Moldavia]] for six months in 1595<ref>''Istoria şi tradiţiile minorităţii rromani'', p.28, 2005, Sigma, Bucharest, Delia Grigore, Petre Petcuţ
and Mariana Sandu – "Born to a Rom Muslim slave father and a free Romanian Christian mother, Razvan converted to Christianity, thereby, attracting the wrath of the Ottomans."</ref>
and Mariana Sandu – "Born to a Rom Muslim slave father and a free Romanian Christian mother, Razvan converted to Christianity, thereby, attracting the wrath of the Ottomans."</ref>
* [[Dewi Rezer]] – Indonesian model of French descent; converted to [[Roman Catholicism]]<ref>http://www.kapanlagi.com/showbiz/selebriti/toleransi-beragama-di-keluarga-dewi-rezer-coo3qbm.html Toleransi Beragama di Keluarga Dewi Rezer</ref><ref>http://www.indosiar.com/gossip/menikah-di-bali-dewi-rezer--marcelino-seperti-mimpi_63041.html Menikah di Bali, Dewi Rezer & Marcelino Seperti Mimpi</ref>
* [[Dewi Rezer]] – Indonesian model of French descent; converted to [[Roman Catholicism]]<ref>http://www.kapanlagi.com/showbiz/selebriti/toleransi-beragama-di-keluarga-dewi-rezer-coo3qbm.html Toleransi Beragama di Keluarga Dewi Rezer</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indosiar.com/gossip/menikah-di-bali-dewi-rezer--marcelino-seperti-mimpi_63041.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-04-25 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726000816/http://www.indosiar.com/gossip/menikah-di-bali-dewi-rezer--marcelino-seperti-mimpi_63041.html |archivedate=26 July 2015 |df= }} Menikah di Bali, Dewi Rezer & Marcelino Seperti Mimpi</ref>
* [[Emily Ruete]] (born Sayyida Salme) – Princess of [[Zanzibar]] and [[Oman]]<ref>Emily Ruete, (1888): ''Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar''</ref><ref>Emily Ruete, Ulrich Haarmann (Editor), E. Van Donzel (Editor), Leiden, Netherlands, (1992): ''An Arabian Princess Between Two Worlds: Memoirs, Letters Home, Sequels to the Memoirs, Syrian Customs and Usages.'' Presents the reader with a picture of life in Zanzibar between 1850 – 1865, and with an intelligent observer's reactions to life in Germany in the Bismarck period. Emily Ruete's writings describe her attempts to recover her Zanzibar inheritance and her homesickness. ISBN 90-04-09615-9</ref>
* [[Emily Ruete]] (born Sayyida Salme) – Princess of [[Zanzibar]] and [[Oman]]<ref>Emily Ruete, (1888): ''Memoirs of an Arabian Princess from Zanzibar''</ref><ref>Emily Ruete, Ulrich Haarmann (Editor), E. Van Donzel (Editor), Leiden, Netherlands, (1992): ''An Arabian Princess Between Two Worlds: Memoirs, Letters Home, Sequels to the Memoirs, Syrian Customs and Usages.'' Presents the reader with a picture of life in Zanzibar between 1850 – 1865, and with an intelligent observer's reactions to life in Germany in the Bismarck period. Emily Ruete's writings describe her attempts to recover her Zanzibar inheritance and her homesickness. ISBN 90-04-09615-9</ref>


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* [[Mosab Hassan Yousef]] – son of a [[Hamas]] leader<ref>{{cite news|title=Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of Hamas leader, becomes a Christian|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/2613399/Mosab-Hassan-Yousef-son-of-Hamas-leader-becomes-a-Christian.html|author1=Catherine Elsworth |author2=Carolynne Wheeler |lastauthoramp=yes|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=2010-03-04 | location=London | date=24 August 2008}}</ref>
* [[Mosab Hassan Yousef]] – son of a [[Hamas]] leader<ref>{{cite news|title=Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of Hamas leader, becomes a Christian|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/2613399/Mosab-Hassan-Yousef-son-of-Hamas-leader-becomes-a-Christian.html|author1=Catherine Elsworth |author2=Carolynne Wheeler |lastauthoramp=yes|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=2010-03-04 | location=London | date=24 August 2008}}</ref>
* [[Ramzi Yousef]] – [[Al Qaeda]] member; the main participant in the 1993 [[World Trade Center bombing]] and [[Bojinka plot|The Bojinka plot]]<ref name="Catholic Online ">{{cite web |date=10 December 2007|url = http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=25656|title = Did Ramzi Yousef Really Convert to Christianity?|publisher = Catholic Online | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | last=Catholic Online |quote=}}</ref><ref name="CBS News ">{{cite news |date=10 December 2007|url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/11/60minutes/main3357727_page2.shtml|title = Supermax: A Clean Version Of Hell|publisher = 60 minutes | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | last=60 minutes |quote=}}</ref>
* [[Ramzi Yousef]] – [[Al Qaeda]] member; the main participant in the 1993 [[World Trade Center bombing]] and [[Bojinka plot|The Bojinka plot]]<ref name="Catholic Online ">{{cite web |date=10 December 2007|url = http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=25656|title = Did Ramzi Yousef Really Convert to Christianity?|publisher = Catholic Online | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | last=Catholic Online |quote=}}</ref><ref name="CBS News ">{{cite news |date=10 December 2007|url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/11/60minutes/main3357727_page2.shtml|title = Supermax: A Clean Version Of Hell|publisher = 60 minutes | accessdate = 2008-03-19 | last=60 minutes |quote=}}</ref>
* [[Indonesian Idol (season 1)|Nania Kurniawati Yusuf]] – Indonesian singer, finalist of the first season of ''[[Indonesian Idol]]'', 2004<ref>http://ebahana.com/warta/1714-nania-kurniawati-yusuf "Sudah satu tahun terakhir saya mengakui bahwa Yesus adalah Tuhan dan juruselamat,"</ref><ref>http://www.jawaban.com/index.php/health/detail/id/249/news/120214102912/limit/0/Nania-Idol-Jadi-Garam-Dan-Terang-Lewat-Musik-Rock.html Nania yang kini telah memeluk agama Kristen, datang ke Manado untuk ikut serta dalam ibadah raya Kebaktian Kebangunan Rohani</ref>
* [[Indonesian Idol (season 1)|Nania Kurniawati Yusuf]] – Indonesian singer, finalist of the first season of ''[[Indonesian Idol]]'', 2004<ref>http://ebahana.com/warta/1714-nania-kurniawati-yusuf "Sudah satu tahun terakhir saya mengakui bahwa Yesus adalah Tuhan dan juruselamat,"</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jawaban.com/index.php/health/detail/id/249/news/120214102912/limit/0/Nania-Idol-Jadi-Garam-Dan-Terang-Lewat-Musik-Rock.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-07-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714195700/http://www.jawaban.com/index.php/health/detail/id/249/news/120214102912/limit/0/Nania-Idol-Jadi-Garam-Dan-Terang-Lewat-Musik-Rock.html |archivedate=14 July 2014 |df= }} Nania yang kini telah memeluk agama Kristen, datang ke Manado untuk ikut serta dalam ibadah raya Kebaktian Kebangunan Rohani</ref>


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Converts to Christianity from Islam
Total population
10.2 million according to 2015 study[1]

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Constantine the African was a physician who converted to Christian-Catholicism from Sunni Islam.

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  • Sabatina James (born 1982) – born in Dhedar, Pakistan; Austrian-Pakistani book author; started a new life in Vienna, changing her name and converting to Catholicism; baptized in 2006[124]
  • Esther John – born to a Pakistani Muslim family; converted to Christianity; became a nurse to rural communities in Northern India and was later murdered[125]
  • Mario Joseph – born into a Muslim family in Kerala, India, he became a notable Imam before the age of 18, but subsequently converted to Catholicism whereupon he was tortured and forced to flee to Europe[126]
  • Lina Joy – Malay convert from Islam to Christianity; born Azlina Jailani in 1964 in Malaysia to Muslim parents of Javanese descent; converted at age 26; in 1998, she was baptized, and applied to have her conversion legally recognized by the Malaysian courts[127]
  • Don Juan of Persia (1560–1604) – late 16th- and early 17th-century figure in Iran and Spain; also known as Faisal Nazary; was a native of Iran, who later moved westward; settled in Spain where he became a Roman Catholic[128]

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Imad ud-din Lahiz was an Islamic writer, preacher and Quranic translator, who converted to Christianity from Islam.

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Sake Dean Mahomed was a traveller, surgeon and entrepreneur who converted to Christianity from Sunni Islam.

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  • Malika Oufkir – Moroccan writer and daughter of General Mohamed Oufkir; she and her siblings are converts from Islam to Catholici; and she writes in her book, Stolen Lives, "we had rejected Islam, which had brought us nothing good, and opted for Catholicism instead"[173]

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  • Nabeel Qureshi – former Ahmadiyya Muslim; converted to Evangelical Christianity in 2005; has since become an internationally recognized apologist with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries[179][180]

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  186. ^ http://www.kapanlagi.com/showbiz/selebriti/toleransi-beragama-di-keluarga-dewi-rezer-coo3qbm.html Toleransi Beragama di Keluarga Dewi Rezer
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  189. ^ Emily Ruete, Ulrich Haarmann (Editor), E. Van Donzel (Editor), Leiden, Netherlands, (1992): An Arabian Princess Between Two Worlds: Memoirs, Letters Home, Sequels to the Memoirs, Syrian Customs and Usages. Presents the reader with a picture of life in Zanzibar between 1850 – 1865, and with an intelligent observer's reactions to life in Germany in the Bismarck period. Emily Ruete's writings describe her attempts to recover her Zanzibar inheritance and her homesickness. ISBN 90-04-09615-9
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  195. ^ Bukti Hanung Berjiwa Labil dan Sebarkan Virus
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  205. ^ Biography of Walid Shoebat
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  211. ^ Aritonang, Jan S.; Steenbrink, Karel A., eds. (2008). A History of Christianity in Indonesia. Studies in Christian Mission. 35. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-17026-1.
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  214. ^ TURKEY: CONVERTS SUBJECTED TO OFFICIAL HARASSMENT
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  219. ^ Ternate Sultanat
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  239. ^ http://ebahana.com/warta/1714-nania-kurniawati-yusuf "Sudah satu tahun terakhir saya mengakui bahwa Yesus adalah Tuhan dan juruselamat,"
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  244. ^ Saye Zerbo, président of the republic from 1980 to 1982 (article in French) "At once stopped, Saye Zerbo is thrown in prison. Since his imprisonment, the deposed president contemplates and reads the Qu'ran through whole nights. He also asks so that the Bible be brought to him that the archbishop of Ouagadougou, the cardinal Paul Zoungrana, had offered to him at the time of first Christmas following his takeover. At this point in time it will have the revelation which will change its life. In a mystical dash, Saye Zerbo is brought to his knees, returns thanks to God and converts to Christianity. His entire family will do the same thing thereafter."

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