An official response by Algeria's Religious Affairs Ministry to an article in the Italian daily Corriere Della Sera by Magdi Allam, which listed Algeria among the Muslim countries in which Christians are oppressed, stated that "Christians in Algeria enjoy greater rights and liberties than do Muslims in Christian countries."
The ministry also asserted that a new Algerian law mandating two to five years in prison for anyone found guilty of trying to convert a Muslim to another religion was in accordance with international conventions.
Source: Liberte, Algeria, July 8, 2007
