Muslims

Almost six in ten Greeks (58%) agree with the notion of banning Muslim migrants from entering the country, while 55% of Europeans share the same view, a study shows. The survey, published in Britain's Independent, was conducted by Chatham House...

The annual Ashura Day festival where Shiite muslims around the world cut themselves to mourn the death of Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussein at the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD, took place in Peraeus, Greece. Believers in Greece slashed...

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...

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...

Christian volunteers have tried to proselytize Muslim migrants and refugees at the Moria registration center on Lesvos, a Guardian report says. According to the British newspaper, there have been at least two proselytizing attempts in recent months, with volunteers handing...

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...

A pro-ISIS hacking group known as United Cyber Caliphate (UCC) published a fresh list of international targets from places around the world, including Greece. The list, written in English and Arabic, included the addresses of those targeted and e-mail...

Changes have been made to the type of food distributed in refugee centers, as well as its timing to ensure than Muslims who wish to participate in the Ramadan are able to do so, the migration ministry said in...

As the wave of migrants and refugees flocking to Europe each day gets bigger, xenophobia and racism seem to grow exponentially, thereby making a mockery of European Union’s official motto “United in Diversity.” However, while the fear and hate displayed...

It was November 14, 2015 that news broke out that one (if not two) of the assailants in the Paris attacks had passed through Greece, as a "refugee" using a Syrian passport. The Paris attacks, tragically, left 129 people killed and...