Friday, October 22, 2010

Plans Established to Manage Athens' First Mosque; Greek Government Will Have Control over Mosque

Ekathimerini (Greek) website reports today (October 22, 2010) that the construction of Athens' first contemporary mosque will go ahead as planned -- but the state will retain the rights to the land on which it will be built.

Deputy Defense Minister Panos Beglitis emphasized yesterday that the Greek government would have control over the mosque. The Athens mosque would be run by a nonprofit organization staffed by Greek state officials and members of the capital's Muslim communities.

The head imam of the new mosque would be appointed by a government-backed committee and be paid by the ministry.

At present, the only mosques in Greece are located in the northeastern region of Thrace, home to some 100,000 Muslims.

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