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A Universal Way of Life

May 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

By Gerasimos Loukatos For most of us Greek Muslims, there was a time when the words “Islam” and “Muslim” seemed so radically incompatible with our Greek identity. For those of us who refused to adhere to stereotypes and dogmatic ideas, our sincere research revealed a totally different truth about Islam and being Muslim. The universality of Islam is in that it addresses fundamental questions we all consider at some point in our life. Where do we come from, why are we here, where are we heading to?... [Read the full story]

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A Universal Way of Life

May 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

By Gerasimos Loukatos For most of us Greek Muslims, there was a time when the words “Islam” and “Muslim” seemed so radically incompatible with our Greek identity. For those of us who refused to adhere to stereotypes and dogmatic ideas, our sincere research revealed a totally different truth about Islam and being Muslim. The universality of Islam is in that it addresses fundamental questions we all consider at some point in our life. Where do we come from, why are we here, where are we heading to?... [Read the full story]

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New York Times: attacks on immigrants on the rise in Greece

December 3, 2010 · 3 Comments 

Source: New York Times By Niki Kitsantonis ATHENS — A wave of violent attacks against immigrants by suspected right-wing extremists has put Muslims and the police on alert in rundown parts of Athens with burgeoning migrant populations. Immigrants have been beaten and stabbed near central squares, and several makeshift mosques have been burned and vandalized. In the most grievous attack, at the end of October, the assailants locked the door of a basement prayer site and hurled firebombs through the windows, seriously wounding... [Read the full story]

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Eating Halal in Athens

June 14, 2011 · 1 Comment 

عربي/Ελληνικά The title “the first halal* restaurant in Athens” may seem something ordinary for the residents of the large cities of the world. But for us it is something to be proud of. The first halal restaurant is now open in Halandri. The name is Anahita and has Persian cuisine, which is so delicious and compatible with the local tastes. The environment is very refreshing, has open roof for the summer nights, running water and the decoration is inspired of the Persian art and tradition, old and contemporary. In... [Read the full story]

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The Islamification of Britain: record numbers embrace Muslim faith

January 4, 2011 · 3 Comments 

Source:  The Independent UK The number of Britons choosing to become Muslims has nearly doubled in the past decade, according to one of the most comprehensive attempts to estimate how many people have embraced Islam. Following the global spread of violent Islamism, British Muslims have faced more scrutiny, criticism and analysis than any other religious community. Yet, despite the often negative portrayal of Islam, thousands of Britons are adopting the religion every year. Estimating the number of converts living in Britain... [Read the full story]

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Greek Muslim: Myrto – my journey to Islam

November 25, 2010 · 8 Comments 

Διαβάστε στα Ελληνικά Questions were racing through my mind.  Does this makes me a Muslim? What is a Muslim after all? And is it easy to become one? And what happens after that? What if I regret? It was minutes after my shahada (my declaration of the Islamic faith), a few weeks ago. It took me almost 9 years to believe there is actually a God and choose Islam as the way to worship Him.  But why was that? Having a very hard life so far, full of personal traumatic experiences of which I could not be... [Read the full story]

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In an underground Mosque, during prayer time, in Athens

November 23, 2010 · 2 Comments 

They have to put an effort to fit in the Greek society” By Lina Giannarou It does not take more than 10 minutes to walk between Stathmos Larisis to the underground, small Mosque of Attica square. Last Tuesday night, Naim Elghandour chairman of the Muslim Association of Greece, followed this route with us. He talks to himself “It’s the first time that they do not come here to harass me. Probably, they will feel tired from morning’s harassment.” At Attica square, tension took place during the morning’s public prayer... [Read the full story]

Greek Converts to Islam

Greek Converts to IslamFor some people, it is hard to believe that Greeks are converting to Islam. But it is true. Contrary to popular belief, we are not Turks but Greeks who choose to enter Islam.

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