Christian Writer vows to convert to Islam if al-Qaeda releases Rev. Paolo Dall'Oglio

A Christian writer vows to convert to Islam if al-Qaeda main branch in Syria will release the Rev. Paolo Dall'Oglio, Jesuit Priest who was kidnapped in Raqqa, North east Syria last June.

Mikhael Saad, a veteran Syrian dissident, who lives in Montreal, Canada, has announced in his Facebook page his readiness to be a Muslim if the Emir of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Raqqa will free Rev. Dall’Oglio.

Activists reported that Dall’Oglio was abducted in the eastern city of Raqqa by members of the ISIL on July 29..

“Kidnapping Jesuit Priest will not help you in your Islamic projects,’’ Saad addressed the commander of f ISIL in Raqqa, ‘’As your State main goal is to implement Right and Justice,’’ added.

‘’I offer you to release Rev. Paolo and I will announce my converting to Islam,” he said.

The prominent Italian Jesuit was an outspoken supporter of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He was expelled in 2012 by the Assad government for his support of the rebels.

The Rev. Paolo Dall’Oglio, 58, lived for three decades in Syria, where he established an ecumenical community at Mar Musa on the site of an early Christian monastery, engaging in interfaith dialogue with Muslims and forging close ties with the local population, according to Huffington post.