Religion News Service

With construction of a new mosque, Greek Muslims look to come out of the shadows

ATHENS, Greece (RNS) Decades of legal restrictions and a lack of funding have meant only three prayer spaces are registered properly with authorities. But that's about to change. ATHENS, Greece (RNS) ...
Reason

No Compulsory Sharia for Greek Muslims, European Court Rules

Greek law had provided (or some Greek courts had ruled) that Greek Muslims' will disputes would be resolved under Islamic law -- but that's forbidden religious discrimination, rules the European Court ...
The Nation Newspaper

Greek parliament adopts law limiting use of Sharia norms in Muslim community

The Greek parliament adopted on Wednesday a law limiting the use of the Sharia norms for the Muslim community in the northeastern region of Western Thrace. The law significantly limits the use of ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Ahmet Mete, controversial ‘mufti’ among Greek Muslims, dies

THESSALONIKI, GreeceTHESSALONIKI, Greece — Ahmet Mete, who was recognized by Turkey but not by Greece as the elected mufti for the Muslim population in the Xanthi region, died Thursday at age 57, his ...
KWCH

Islamic sorority joins Greek community at Wichita State

A new addition to Greek life at Wichita State University represents a first for the school and for the state. An Islamic sorority, two years in the making, is about to become reality, thanks to one ...
The Christian Century

Construction of mosque gives Greek Muslims hope of greater religious parity

It’s time for evening prayers. Shah Malik heads to Masjid Usman, in an Athens neighborhood that is home to immigrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. A handwritten sign taped beside the ...
Religion News Service

Human rights court rules against Greece in Sharia law case

(AP) — Greece violated a prohibition on discrimination by applying Islamic religious law to an inheritance dispute among members of the country’s Muslim minority, the European Court of Human Rights ...
The Atlantic

Muslim Refugees Team Up With Anarchists in an Effort To Shame Greece

ATHENS—City Plaza Hotel is no longer a hotel. As a business, it shuttered years ago. But the abandoned seven-story building with faux art deco charms is now home to about 400 people. They’re made up ...
Los Angeles Times

As Greece’s government takes on Orthodox Church over mosque construction, minority Muslims stand to benefit

Reporting from Athens — In a country where the Orthodox Church is part of Greek identity, Muslims have long found that new mosques could be built only in certain areas that did not include Athens, the ...
Los Angeles Times

Review: Greek Orthodox boy meets Muslim girl in charming romantic comedy ‘Alex & Eve’

The beats of “Alex & Eve” will be predictable to anyone who has seen “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” — or any other cross-cultural romance. However, this amiable Australian comedy directed by Peter ...