Nothing stops a Greek Muslim from going to the state courts, but communal pressure impels most people to settle family affairs through the muftis.

ECONOMIST: Sharia in the West

This is northern Greece, where a Muslim community of at least 100, 000 was allowed, under the 1923 Lausanne treaty, to retain cultural autonomy, including widespread jurisdiction over family matters for local muftis.

ECONOMIST: Sharia in the West