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Islam: Athens To Have Its First Mosque
 (AKI) - The Greek parliament has approved a draft law for the construction of a mosque in Athens, one of the few European Union capitals not to have one. The Greek Education and Religious Affairs Minister Marietta Yannakou has drafted the bill for the construction of the city's first mosque. Once it is built - reportedly by 2010 - the mosque will be under the supervision of the Greek government. Athens has some 200,000 Muslim residents. It will be built in the Votanikos neighbourhood and will cost approximately 15 million euros to be funded by the government. Under the measure, the government will also appoint the mosque's imam.Posted by: Fred 2006-11-10 |
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