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See also Greece in 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021. Introduction The main developments and trends pertaining to the Muslim population in Greece in 2014 are related to a series of new laws, political activities and public discourse. Laws mostly relate to the Turkish-Muslim minority of Thrace. Furthermore, new legislation has amended the anti-racist law, the legal status of immigrants and refugees and allowed the recognition and registration of religious communities for …

See also Greece in 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021. Introduction There were four main developments with regard to Islam and Muslims in Greece in 2018. The first was the continuation of the construction work of the first purpose-built mosque of Athens; all the final necessary ministerial decisions were legislated and voted on by the Greek parliament including the mosque’s functional regulation, which was finalised in October 2018. These are considered as the last steps …

See also Greece in 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021. Introduction There were three major developments regarding the Muslim population in Greece in 2015. The first was the huge flows of migrants and refugees, mainly from Syria but also from Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, that started to cross the Aegean Sea from spring onwards, a situation that escalated during the summer time and continued until the end of 2015. Their presence in Greek society, even if it was only fo…