Countdown starts to launch of modern Athens’ first official mosque

Athens' first modern mosque is expected to be delivered at the start of next month, paving the way for its official inauguration later in the year and ending a saga that began 14 years ago.

According to one government official who spoke to Kathimerini, the prime minister's determination to get the project up and running was evidenced by the tenders that were launched last June.

On June 7, 2019, the SYRIZA government's minister for religious affairs, Kostas Gavroglou, held an official inauguration for the mosque at 144 Iera Odos Street, near central Athens. The joy was short-lived, though, because once the ceremony was over, the site was locked and has been ever since, along with its playground and park. The signs of neglect are already evident.

However, Kathimerini has learned that the necessary tenders are proceeding apace and that by early October the mosque...

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