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January 03, 2011

Globe and Mail: Rising tide of Islamophobia engulfs Athens

by Anthee Carassava
The Globe and Mail

Not too long ago, on a warm October evening, Nasir Prodan clambered down the five marble steps of an Athens basement to pray. He swayed through a swarm of about 50 Bangladeshis and knelt on the tenement's grimy green carpet trying to listen to the service as bystanders outside poured scorn and hostility on Islam.

That was just the start.

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