Greece is closing down one of the oldest Muslim prayer halls in the greater Athens metropolitan area
An old calendarist Orthodox priest holds a giant cross during a gathering outside the Greek Parliament to protest against the government's agreement to building the first official mosque in central Athens, Thursday, June 25, 2015.
Greece has ordered one of the oldest Muslim prayer halls in the greater Athens metropolitan area to shut down. Saying the facility lacks a license to operate, the Education and Religious Affairs Ministry gave a 15-day notice to clear the premises in Piraeus, a port city just 12 kilometres from the Athens city centre.
“We are sad to announce that we received a closure order for one of the oldest prayer halls of the capital … without any chance of negotiating with the ministry," said the Muslim Association of Greece in a press release.“We believe that acceptance and recognition is evolving in society,” said the press release.
eng/ελλ/عربي Today's Press Release concerning the immediate closing of a historic prayer hall in Athens after 31 years...
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