ISLAMOPHOBIA REPORT

ISLAMOPHOBIA IN Greece
THE AUTHOR
Dr Alexandros Sakellariou is a post-doctoral researcher at Panteion University
of Social and Political Sciences of Athens. He holds a PhD on Sociology
from Panteion University. He studied at the School of Philosophy of the University
of Athens and he obtained his M.A. from Panteion University. He has worked as a
researcher in a 4 year research project on young people’s socio-political engagement
MYPLACE 2011-2015 (Memory, Youth, Political Legacy and Civic Engagement.
He currently works in two European research projects on young people’s well-being,
MYWEB (Measuring Youth Well-Being); and on the evaluation of innovative policies,
InnoSI (Innovative Social Policies: Strengthening Communities in Europe). His
scientific interests include among others politics and religion, religious communities
in Greek society, religious freedom, religion and globalization, youth activism and
civic participation, and right-wing extremism. He is a member of the Network
against the far-right of the Athens Friedrich Ebert Foundation. Since 2014 he is a
co-author of the national report regarding Islam in Greece for the Yearbook of Muslims
in Europe (Brill). sociology.panteion@gmail.com
Disclaimer: Statements of fact and opinion in the national reports of the European
Islamophobia Report are those of the respective authors. They are not the expression
of the editors or the funding institutions. No representation, either expressed or implied,
is made of the accuracy of the material in the national reports. The editors of
the European Islamophobia Report cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability
for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The reader must make his or
her own evaluation of the accuracy and appropriateness of the material.
To cite this report: Alexandros Sakellariou (2016): Islamophobia in Greece: National Report 2015, in:
Enes Bayraklı & Farid Hafez, European Islamophobia Report 2015, Istanbul, SETA, 2016.
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