Al-Huda Islamic Center of Athens is a mosque rooted in the growth of Athens’s Muslim community. Its origins trace to a 1985 proposal to establish a permanent mosque during a formative period for Muslim students and residents seeking a dedicated place for worship and community life. As the local Muslim population expanded significantly from 1987 onward, the center became part of a broader effort to create permanence, continuity, and shared religious life in Athens despite early local resistance to the idea of a mosque.