Committee picks imam candidate for Athens mosque

The administrative committee that will oversee the operation of Athens's first mosque has presented Moroccan-born Zaki Mohammed as its candidate for the position of imam to Education Minister Costas Gavroglou, Kathimerini understands.
Mohammed, aged 50, came to Greece about 25 years ago. He holds Greek citizenship and is the father of two children. He speaks Arabic, Greek and French and has studied theology and mathematics. He is an imam at one of the five makeshift prayer rooms in Athens that have received permits from the state.
The decision to select Mohammed, who is reportedly held in high esteem among the Greek capital's Arabs, was unanimous and was taken after examining his qualifications and a personal interview, the sources said. Gavroglou will have to sign off on the committee's selection.
The mosque, the first in the Greek capital since the end of the...

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