Muslims in Athens may soon have their own mosque to offer prayers.
They won permission from Greek authorities to build a place of worship after waiting for more than 180 years.
The city has not had a recognised mosque since Greece won independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1833.
Al Jazeera's John Psaropoulos reports.
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