Greek lawmakers decided to end the 1920 Treaty of Sevres and
the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, which stipulated that Islamic customs and religious law
would apply to the thousands of Muslims who have become Greek citizens. Muslims in
the country can now choose the secular court system to resolve family disputes
instead. The related law, passed by the Greek Parliament in early January, allows
Muslims to go before a Greek court for divorce, child custody and inheritance
matters instead of appealing to Islamic jurists, so-called muftis, who
critics say often discriminate against women.