How many Muslims become Christians

It's hard to believe these figures ... 'The Internet site aljazeera.net published an interview with Ahmad Al Qataani allegedly an important Islamic cleric who is suppposed to have said: “In every hour, 667 Muslims convert to Christianity. Everyday, 16,000 Muslims convert to Christianity. Ever year, 6 million Muslims convert to Christianity." '

Now, a Google search show up Ummah.com with an apparent interview with the guy where the polemical intent seems to be to scare muslims into action against 'Christianisation', so hyperbole may well be the order of the day. Especially when we see the exact same conversation on another message board which seems to bespeak a planted message; as I say with polemical intent at arousing muslim action, most likely. Now it's supposed to have been on Aljazeera but I can't read Arabic so it's beyond me at source but it's still suspicious to see it reproduced as if apparently a real debate in two BB's. It is interesting to note that perhaps we really do need to check the figures and facts if we can because there is clearly a lot of mythmaking -as this page seems to illustrate [though it's provenance needs checking too -not one I'd be over happy at recommending but the figures look as if they check out]. I know that there are converts to Christianity from Islam and I know that they can't really speak out about it because of the sanction Islam gives for violence against those who do turn from Islam ... certainly worth remembering when Muslims high-profile converts to Islam: at least they have that freedom.