[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

According to a couple of sources, "Kos's 2024 population is now estimated at 21,637." So if the island is thusly populated, the "1,500 Muslims of the island" represents less than 7 percent of the island's people.

The Greek Reporter did not mention the total population. The history of much of Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean had Muslim and Christians living together, and the "new" influence of militant Islam -- Wahhabi rooted -- has changed much, including tearing apart different Muslim groups over what we might think of as less-than-signfiicant differences.

The small population itself may have played a part in coexistence.

[ealgeone]

And that’s why it’s relatively peaceful.