User:Rtzs1/Islam in Greece

1) "Greece’s government gave the green light to begin construction in 2016, but both commitments continued to remain dead letters by 2017." -- I wanted to note that Greece's government recently gave the go ahead, which was not included in the article before.

SOURCE: DAILY SABAH (https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2018/05/30/thessalonikis-turks-have-no-place-to-worship-or-bury-their-dead)

2) "However, Kostas Gavroglou – Greece’s education and religious minister from 2016 to July 2019 – says the country’s first state-sponsored mosque is likely to begin operations in September 2019." -- I corrected an error and included the new education and religious minister's name.

SOURCE: Al Jazeera (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/greece-athens-mosque-open-september-official-190607175717162.html)

3) "Still, the country faces strong opposition from some of its citizens, who consider mosques to be a means of spreading Islam in Europe." -- I wanted to note the continuing position for Islam presence in Greece.

SOURCE: Al Jazeera (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/06/greece-athens-mosque-open-september-official-190607175717162.html)

4) "Despite the fact that the construction and operation of this Athenian mosque is within legal regulations, the strong ideological spread of the Greeks will likely perpetuate the controversy." -- It is important to note that the construction of the mosque is in line with all of Greece's laws and regulations.

SOURCE: Christos Tsiachris "Is there a legal basis for banning or restricting mosques in Greece and Switzerland?"

5) "If the mosque is built, it will end an almost two-century wait." -- Noted how long it had been since a mosque was erected in Greece.

SOURCE: Culture Trip (https://theculturetrip.com/europe/greece/articles/is-athens-getting-its-first-mosque-after-a-180-year-ban/)

6) "As the population of Muslims increase with the migrant crisis, some consider this mosque to be the first of many built in Greece’s largest metropolis." -- Leaves readers with anecdote that this mosque is just the first of a potential many to be built in Greece (leaves room for future possibilities)

SOURCE: Culture Trip (https://theculturetrip.com/europe/greece/articles/is-athens-getting-its-first-mosque-after-a-180-year-ban/)

7) "Moreover, the ban on opening mosques in Greece is causing trouble for the approximately 7,000 ethnic Turks residing in the country’s second largest city, Thessaloniki." -- I needed to make sure I included the Thessalonian narrative into the article, seeing as it is the second largest city in Greece.

SOURCE: DAILY SABAH (https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2018/05/30/thessalonikis-turks-have-no-place-to-worship-or-bury-their-dead)

8) "For prayers that are required to be performed in congregation, the Thessaloniki Muslim community meets inside apartments, basements, and garages for worship." -- I put this sentence in the article to shock the readers with the disturbing reality of current Thessalonian Muslim worship.

SOURCE: DAILY SABAH (https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2018/05/30/thessalonikis-turks-have-no-place-to-worship-or-bury-their-dead)

9) "In addition, there are very few Muslim cemeteries – forcing some to travel hundreds of miles to bury their dead." -- It is not just about mosques, also include cemeteries and other forms of Islamic worship and religious ritual.

SOURCE: DAILY SABAH (https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2018/05/30/thessalonikis-turks-have-no-place-to-worship-or-bury-their-dead)

10) "These statistics are likely to change dramatically, as the European migrant Crisis, of Refugee crisis, continues to leverage non-EU-born people in traditionally EU-exclusive locations." -- There is no source because this is common knowledge, but I believe it has a place in this article. It is important for people to understand that the European migrant crisis is an ongoing phenomenon.