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Athens first-ever mosque is closely guarded In Greece, where Orthodox Christianity is inseparable from the state, the construction of the capital s first mosque has been met with much resistance
Muslims living in Greece pray inside the first state-funded mosque in Athens on Friday, November 6, 2020. (Photo by PETROS GIANNAKOURIS/AP)
It cannot be seen and no sound can be heard coming from it. But in the popular Botaniko neighborhood of Athens, everyone knows it is there somewhere.
Suddenly, a stone s throw from the Church of St. Christopher, the mosque can be spotted. It stands behind a gatehouse where a policeman checks people s documents.