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Applying Shari’a in Europe: Greece as an ambivalent legal paradigm
(6,414 words)

1 Introduction

For historical reasons, Greece’s Muslim communities have remained under legal protection with a strong communal profile: Muslim schools, foundations (waqfs) and religious hierarchies (muftis, imams) survived from the preceding Ottoman administration within a …

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Konstantinos Tsitselikis, “Applying Shari’a in Europe: Greece as an ambivalent legal paradigm”, in: Yearbook of Muslims in Europe Online, Edited by: Stephanie Müssig, Egdūnas Račius, Samim Akgönül, Ahmet Alibašić, Jørgen S. Nielsen, Oliver Scharbrodt. Consulted online on 28 September 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2588-9737_YMEO_ANA_02200905>
First published online: 2018



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