Why Women are banned from this Greek State

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Mount Athos is a semi-autonomous state within northeastern Greece, with over a thousand years of history and is the spiritual centre for all of Orthodox Christianity. One of the customs practised on the holy mountain forbids any female from accessing Mount Athos, making it the only territory in the world with an all-male population. After gaining access to hundreds of photos, maps and documents and speaking to people who have worked on the mountain, we’re going to unpack what life is like on this all-male territory, and ask the question why are women banned from Mt Athos. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/Faultlinevideos/subscribed JOIN OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/faultline Short form content // https://www.instagram.com/faultlinevideos/ https://www.tiktok.com/@faultlinetv Business enquiries // [email protected] Faultline is produced by: Executive Producer/Story Editor/Host: Andy Burgess Story/Research: Jennifer Landrey Senior Producer: Anjali Sharma Editors: @DanielsimsSteiner & Andy Burgess Motion Graphics: Daniel Steiner Consultants: Dr. Graham Speake, Peter Howarth & Chris Thomas Additional Footage from Storyblocks & Archive.org Archive Maps from David Rumsey, Peter Howarth Archive Images Peter Howarth & the Friends of Mount Athos Music from Musicbed // https://fm.pxf.io/c/2423499/1347628/16252 Sources 🔗 https://www.monastiriaka.gr/en/inside-mount-athos-w-65643.html https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/454/ https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2016-04-18/on-greece-mount-athos-no-women-allowed https://mountathosinfos.gr/administration/ https://athosfriends.org/ https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36378690 https://www.hellenicparliament.gr/UserFiles/f3c70a23-7696-49db-9148-f24dce6a27c8/001-156%20aggliko.pdf https://www.britannica.com/place/Mount-Athos https://www.monastiriaka.gr/en/map-of-mount-athos-w-98066.html https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/04/02/king-xerxes-canal-in-halkidiki/ https://www.britannica.com/place/Byzantine-Empire https://greekreporter.com/2022/10/02/who-was-the-mystery-woman-who-broke-the-female-ban-on-mount-athos/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1lvruy-j2c Time Stamps: 0:00 - The Rabbit hole of Mt Athos 2:32 - The origins of the mountain 5:54 - The treasures of Mount Athos 7:10 - The landscape is unlike anywhere else 9:35 - Paying the bills 10:57 - Why aren't Women allowed on Mt Athos? 12:42 - Why does Greece back up this Law? 13:37 - The problem with making this video 14:05 - What is life on Mt Athos like in 2023 16:38 - Channel update Q3 2023 #mtathos #greece #europe