Talk:Muslim minority (Greece)

message: According to the greek constitution and to the Lauzanne Treaty, the minority is a religious one. the majority of the muslims in the region of Western Threace speak turkish. a large number of them,however, speak Bulgarian (Pomaks) or Greek-Romani (Roma). the number of the Pomaks in the area could be as high as 93,000 , or as low as 30,000 as the article Pomaks says. about the number of Romas, i have not found any source, but i know they exist. so, saying that the great majority of them are ethnic Turks is misleading, having in mind that the community numbers about 130,000 people of whom large numbers are Pomaks,Romas or even ethnic Greeks. i think that every change regarding this issue, should first been examined here, in the talk page. --Hectorian 05:38, 31 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ethnic affiliation of the muslim minority 

message: move.
Greek Muslim minority → Muslim minority (Greece) — No one calls it the "Greek Muslim minority". It is officially called the "Muslim minority", and the government accepts that it is a multiethnic minority . Calling it a Greek Muslim minority risks confusion with the ethnically Greek (although not necessarily Greek identifying) Muslims - that topic is currently dealt with at Greek-speaking Muslims (although I have a proposed move for that article as well). A Google test reveals that "Muslim minority" is the correct and more common nomenclature:  and . --Tēlex 19:30, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
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*Support --Tēlex 19:30, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

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*We should keep in mind that a percentage of the muslim minority identifies as Greeks (in origins and nationality). I am not sure if an article called Muslim minority (Greece) would be the appropriate place to include them as well... --Hectorian 00:02, 5 July 2006 (UTC)

text: I tend to agree with Telex here; the Thracian minority is one thing, Islam in Greece is a bigger one, as it also includes the strong muslim, especially Albanian, migration in the country.--Aldux 10:42, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sure, but the overlap is still so big that they could easily be treated in a single article (as is, in fact, currently already done in Islam in Greece. Always keep in mind we're writing for stupid foreigners who are not already well acquainted with these niceties and are likely to expect both kinds of information at the same place. But it's not as if I would strongly care about it either way. Fut.Perf. ☼ 15:54, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Requested move

message: :Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your opinion with ~~~~''
*Support --Tēlex 19:30, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: :Add any additional comments
*We should keep in mind that a percentage of the muslim minority identifies as Greeks (in origins and nationality). I am not sure if an article called Muslim minority (Greece) would be the appropriate place to include them as well... --Hectorian 00:02, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I tend to agree with Telex here; the Thracian minority is one thing, Islam in Greece is a bigger one, as it also includes the strong muslim, especially Albanian, migration in the country.--Aldux 10:42, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sure, but the overlap is still so big that they could easily be treated in a single article (as is, in fact, currently already done in Islam in Greece. Always keep in mind we're writing for stupid foreigners who are not already well acquainted with these niceties and are likely to expect both kinds of information at the same place. But it's not as if I would strongly care about it either way. Fut.Perf. ☼ 15:54, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion