Hayriyye Madrasa

The Hayriyye Madrasa also commonly known as the Madrasa of Komotini (Medrese-i Hayriyye) is a madrasa turned minority school in the town of Komotini, in the Western Thrace region of Greece. It includes the complex of the Ottoman Kayali Madrasa and some newer buildings in the public market, where the Softalar Madrasa once stood. Madrasas were Islamic schools established during the Ottoman Empire's domination. Religious ministers would receive their basic education from these schools. The education of the Muslim minority of Greece is determined by the Treaty of Lausanne. Up until the Bulgarian occupation of Komotini during World War II five madrasas were known to exist, but today the Hayriyye is one of the two to survive in the whole of Western Thrace, the other being one in Xanthi. The Hayriyye Madrasa was re-founded in 1949-1951 under the jurisdiction of the mufti of Komotini, and nowadays functions as a secondary education school for the Muslim minority, including girls as well, of Komotini.

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