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Associated Press Posted: Mar 27, 2008 at 0012 hrs IST
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VATICAN CITY: : A Muslim scholar involved in talks at the Vatican to improve dialogue between Catholicism and Islam says Pope Benedict XVI’s baptism of a prominent convert from Islam was a deliberately “provocative” act.

Aref Ali Nayed says the baptism was done at an “unfortunate” time because of Catholic-Muslim tensions.

The pope baptised Egyptian-born Magdi Allam in globally televised Easter vigil service in St Peter’s Basilica. Allam is a TV and newspaper commentator on terrorism and Islamic issues. Nayed made his comments on Tuesday. He is the director of Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center in Amman, Jordan.

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