Mufti Djemali Metso was one of the muftis in Greece’s Western Thrace cities of Komotini and Xanthi who were retired compulsorily by the Greek government recently. The Western Thrace region of Greece is home to a Muslim Turkish minority of around 150,000 people, and Mufti Metso had served the community for over 30 years in his capacity as Mufti of Komotine. He still enjoys a close relationship with the community, who look upon him as not only a mufti but as a spiritual leader.