Islam
Greece
Shiites and Sunnis to Protest Outside of Saudi Embassy in Athens
A group of Muslims will carry out a protest outside Saudi Arabia's embassy in Athens on Wednesday, in response to the recent execution of a Shiite cleric by Saudi Arabia.
Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, had been an outspoken critic of the Sunni...
Greece
Thrace Muftis Condemn Paris Attacks
The muftis of Komotini, Xanthi and Didimoteicho - the religious leaders of the Greek-Muslim minority in Thrace, northeastern Greece - commented on the recent events in France and condemned the spread of terror and indiscriminate violence regardless of its...
Greece
4.7% of People in Greece Are Muslims
After the shocking events that occurred in France over the last week, starting from the terrorist attack in Charlie Hebdo that resulted in the death of 12 people, Europeans have started expressing their fear about what will come next. People...
Canada
Greek-Canadians Stunned By Islamic Katsiroubas
The Greek-Canadian community is still shocked by the news that Xristos Katsiroubas, 24, who left his Ontario home two years was one of the Islamic extremists who attacked an Algerian gas plant in January where hostages were murdered and...
Culture
BBC Asks Why No Mosque in Athens?
In a report, the BBC highlighted that Athens is the only European Union capital without a mosque and explored the tensions surrounding the quest by Muslims for a place of worship amidst much opposition from nationalists and ultra-religious groups.
In...
Greece
Muslims in Greece Protest Anti-Islam Video
Hundreds of Muslim protesters staged a rally in central Athens on Sept. 23 to protest a film made in California which mocks Islam's Prophet Mohammad, the first such demonstration in Greece.
The protesters chanted "All we have is Mohammad," and...
Australia
Malaysian Paper Says Anti-Islamic Charges On Senator Xenophon Was A Misunderstanding
A Malaysian Newspaper apologized to Independent Senator Nick Xenophon for accusing him of delivering an anti-Islamic speech in Parliament.
Malaysian New Straits Time subsituted a quote of an old speech delivered by the Federal Independent Senator. In his 2009 speech, they...