Shariah Abolished for Greek Muslims

Greek Reporter ^ | Aug 21, 2001 | Not Listed

[bayouranger]

According to an article of the Greek newspaper “Eleftherotypia”, under the scope of reforms in the Greek Family Law, the Shariah will be abolished for Greek Muslims.

This Muslim law establishes among others the right of polygamy and gives only to men the right to divorce their wives which constitutes a problem for the women in Thraki, Northern Greece. Even in Turkey, this law was abolished in 1926.

In addition, this law does not comply with the Greek constitution which establishes the equality of Greeks regarding the application of the laws and the equality of men and women. The National Committee on the Human Rights considers that the Shariah does not protect minorities but abuses the rights and values of all the Greek Muslims.

It is also announced that the family and hereditary relations of all Greek citizens will be regulated by Greek Laws. Thus, the Mufti will only be religious leader of Greek Muslims and will no longer have judicial authorities.

[bayouranger]

Is that Basque?

[no-to-illegals]

Thank you for the link. Very informative. Also, you are exactly on target with the comment of never stops where the trouble bubbles to the surface. Always takes about a generation or a generation and one-half and boom, here we go back to trouble unsolvable.

[Eleutheria5]

Transliterated Atik.

[cradle of freedom]

If it is seditious to show the words of the koran itself, then it will be illegal to sell the koran or keep it at public libraries. These pc people have a habit of twisting themselves in knots.

[cradle of freedom]

If it is seditious to show the words of the koran itself, then it will be illegal to sell the koran or keep it at public libraries. These pc people have a habit of twisting themselves in knots.

[GOPJ]

Good for the Greeks. If Muslims want to practice their law they should do it in their own countries. I doubt any of us could move to Saudi Arabia and impose American law ... hell, it’s illegal to own a Bible in Saudi Arabia...

[longtermmemmory]

1821 Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire.
(it was the young USA’s first effort at helping a foreign nation. Even mentioned in the congressional record)

Even now it is next to illegal to build a mosque in Greece.