The mosque in Athens, located at the former Central Navy Car Station in Votanikos, is expected to be ready for Muslim prayers by April, greekcitytimes.com notes.
As the Secretary-General of Religions, George Kalantzis, explained to Greek daily newspaper Eleftheros Typos, “Every Friday, the Imam will be at the mosque and on Mondays and Wednesdays he will be leading prayers for the Muslim communities.”
“Only those who have a legitimate Muslim household license in Attica or are legal Muslims recognised according to Law 4301/2014 will have the right to attend prayers at the mosque,” clarified Kalantzis.
The Secretary-General also explained that the emphasis of the mosque was on preaching, which can be done only in Greek or as a concession in English.
“What we are interested in is the preaching, prayer which is done in Arabic should be done in Greek or in English, ie the ‘linguafranca’ of our time “.
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