Most people know that Parthenon in Athens was a pagan temple. Fewer know that it was also, at one time, a mosque. Islam came to Greece at the invitation of the Byzantine Empire to curb the Serbs and thus the Muslims stayed for over 500 years and as late as 1913, 40 percent of the population of Macedonia was Muslim. In Thrace (and not only) – Greek Islamic architecture is clearly visible. Cyprus still has an Islamic influence due to its Muslim population of nearly 20%.
The lecture was conducted by Abu Yassir* in London
Photos:
This slideshow requires JavaScript.
Videos
1
2
*Abu Yaasir (MA, PhD in Political Science / Romance Linguistics / International Technical Development, University of Aachen/Germany + University of Cambridge/UK)
