Muslims
Greece
Hundreds of Migrants Buried at Greek-Turkish Border Cemetery
The bodies of many unidentified migrants have lain for years in a small cemetery, just a few kilometers from the Turkish border. The migrants' bodies were buried in the cemetery in Sidiro, a small Greek village near the Turkish...
Diplomacy
Turkey Slams Head of Greek Church, Ieronymos, for “Insulting Islam”
Turkey slammed Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Ieronymos, for his remarks during a television interview on Sunday about Islam.
"These provocative expressions of Archbishop Ieronimos, which incite the society to hostility and violence against Islam, also show the frightening...
Cyprus
Muslim Demonstrators Attack French Embassy in Cyprus
Dozens of Muslim demonstrators attacked the French Embassy in Cyprus on Tuesday following the deterioration of relations between France and Turkey over Islamic extremists.
Demonstrators removed the French flag and clashed with police forces. Two people were arrested in the...
Greece
Greek Region of Thrace a "Rare Model of Symbiosis" Between Christians and Muslims
The region of Thrace provided "a rare model of symbiosis" following a special program to educate and integrate Greek Muslim students that began in 1997, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou said on Thursday in Xanthi.
President Sakellaropoulou, who is currently touring...
Diaspora
First Mosque in Modern Greek History Opens in Athens
The first Muslim mosque to open for worship in Athens since the establishment of the modern Greek state opened its doors in the capital city on Friday.
After numerous delays, for a variety of reasons, the mosque in the Votanikos neighborhood was...
Greece
Leader of Muslim Party in Western Thrace Hails "Motherland Turkey"
The leader of the Party of Friendship, Equality and Peace (KIEF), representing part of the Muslim minority of Greece's Western Thrace region, said on Wednesday that her party is "Turkish."
Cigdem Asafoglu, whose KIEF Party swept the prefectures of Xanthi...
Greece
New Athens Mosque Set to Open Its Doors in Time for Ramadan
A Muslim mosque, the first in the Greek capital since the end of the Ottoman occupation, is expected to open its doors in time for Ramadan, which starts on May 6.
The 1,000-square-meter building, in the district of Elaionas, will not...
Europe
Ahmadiyya Leader Warns of “Critical Need for Peace” at London Symposium
The global leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community warned of the "critical need for peace" at the community's sixteenth annual Peace Symposium on Saturday in London.
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the Caliph of Ahmadiyya Muslims around the world, highlighted the...
events
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Holds Peace Symposium in Greece
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Greece held its 5th National Peace Symposium last week in Athens. The theme of the symposium was “Global Conflicts and Our Responsibilities”.
The event was attended by various religious, political, diplomatic, civil and humanitarian dignitaries...
Greece
Search for Imam Begins as Athens Mosque Nears Completion
As Athens prepares to welcome the first government-funded mosque in the city in March, 2019, the search for an imam has begun.
The Education Ministry’s committee for the new mosque announced on Monday that Muslims who legally reside in Attica...