Mosque
Education
Deputy Education Minister: There Should be Many Mosques in Greece for Refugees
Deputy Education Minister Kostas Zouraris said that there should be more mosques built for refugees who will stay in Greece.
Zouraris, a native of Thessaloniki, gave an interview to the city's North 98 radio where he expressed the view that...
Greece
Riot Police Put an End to Occupation of Mosque Site in Votanikos, 15 Detained
On Friday, Greek riot police put an end to a group of nationalists occupying a site at Votanikos where the country's first mosque is set to be built.
The group of 15 nationalists referring to themselves as the "Association of...
Greece
Greeks Occupy Site of Proposed Mosque at Votanikos
Incidents were noted at the region of Votanikos, 3km west of the Athens center, when a group of people occupied the abandoned building benchmarked for the construction of the city's proposed mosque. The group of around 20 people said...
Culture
Permanent Imam Is Appointed at Hagia Sophia
The position of Imam at Hagia Sophia that was established in 1936 but remained vacant for years has now been filled, as a permanent Imam has been appointed.
"Now out of the four minarets of Hagia Sophia we will be...
Greece
Construction Work to Start on Athens State-Funded Mosque Worth 887,000 Euros
The construction of a mosque for Muslim worshippers is set to begin at Votanikos, Athens, over the coming days. The mosque will be housed at an old building that the Hellenic Navy has offered for its construction. The building...
Greece
Greek Parliament Votes to Speed up Construction of Athens Mosque
Lawmakers on Thursday approved with a wide majority a provision to accelerate the construction of a mosque in western Athens, in the area of Votanikos, with 206 votes in favor and 24 against, in a total of 230 MPs...
Greece
Bill for First Mosque Building in Athens Tabled in Parliament
The amendment for the building of the first mosque in Athens was tabled in parliament on Tuesday and will be processed with express procedures for voting at Thursday's plenary.
The Muslim mosque will be built in Elaionas, a sparsely populated...
Greece
Greece's Council of State Approves First Mosque in Athens
The construction of the first official mosque in Athens has been approved, following the decision of the Council of State, Greece's highest administrative court.
After decades of objections from religious and citizen groups, the way is clear for the issuance of...
Europe
Hagia Sophia to Turn to Mosque During Muslim Ramadan [video]
The morning prayer from the Koran was read at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul on the first day of Muslim Ramadan, Monday, June 6, in the presence of Turkey's general secretary of religious affairs.
The former Byzantine church that now serves...
Culture
Islamization of Hagia Sophia: It’s a Mosque Again!
Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Hagia Sophia, is to be used as a mosque for the 30 days of the religious Ramadan feast in Turkey. Reports by Turkish state TV station, TRT Diyanet, based on newspaper articles state that the basilica,...