Construction of mosque gives Greek Muslims hope of greater religious parity.

The article discusses the construction of a state-funded, properly registered Greek Muslim mosque in Athens, Greece, which will be the country's first sine its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. Topics include the legal challenges posed to prayer spaces in Greece, the lack of funding or organization by the Muslim communities in Greece to register mosques despite the large number of Muslims seeking political asylum in the country, and opposition to mosque construction by xenophobic groups.