The Dongguan Great Mosque in Xining, China, photographed in 2018. Its main green dome and minaret domes have since been removed.
Posted on 10/25/2021 7:14:29 AM PDT by SJackson
The Dongguan Great Mosque in Xining, China, photographed in 2018. Its main green dome and minaret domes have since been removed.
XINING, China — The Dongguan Mosque has adopted some very different looks in its nearly 700 years in China's northwestern city of Xining. Built in the style of a Chinese imperial palace, with tiled roofs and no domes, and adorned with Buddhist symbols, the mosque was nearly destroyed by neglect during political tumult in the early 20th century. In the 1990s, authorities replaced the original ceramic tiles on the roof and minarets with green domes.
"The government says they want us to 'sinify' our mosques, so they look more like Beijing's Tiananmen Square," says Ali, a Muslim farmer selling pomegranates outside the mosque. He requested that NPR use only his first name because residents have been ordered not to speak about the dome removals. "I think the mosque looks good either way, but what say do we have anyways?"
China is removing the domes and minarets from thousands of mosques across the country. Authorities say the domes are evidence of foreign religious influence and are taking down overtly Islamic architecture as part of a push to sinicize historically Muslim ethnic groups — to make them more traditionally Chinese.
The campaign comes amid rising Islamophobia in China and growing religious restrictions, touching off a discussion across the country among scholars, ethnic policy regulators and historically Muslim Chinese communities about what exactly should be considered "Chinese" to begin with.
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So, when do the suicide bombings begin in Beijing?
This should be interesting.
The left loves the Chinese.
The left loves muslims.
What to do?
Then remove the Muslims and call it a day
First reaction is bwhahahaha, but then I remember that they do similar things to christians and frequently bulldoze churches too
Christian Churches and Jewish Temples/Synogues are buildings housing religious institutions/congregations.
Mosques are armories and recruiting centers for insane imperialist criminal enterprises (A Ricco enterprise.. kidnapping for profit, slavery, theft, taxation of non members all approved activites . (Small list))
And it might just be the preferred method for our leaders to wage war on China.
Blame it on the terrorists when the bombings begin.
All the news stories from the BBC and other outlets spread about China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims are pretty much an incitement of those inclined to terrorism.
The Western nations including the USA used jihadists in Libya and Syria why do that to China.
What about minarets and the CALL?-)
Come on people. Do you really care?
Where are the Jihadists when they can do some good and target a murderous communist regime?
Well I expected the PRCs to come down hard on the muzzies but it seems to be only a 1/2 arse effort if you leave the minarets and the CALL alone:-)
I approve...
When does Xiden implement it here?
I really hope someone asks Biden or Psaki to weigh in on this.
It’s quite a pickle for the Dems.
Mosques are armories and recruiting centers for insane imperialist criminal enterprises (A Ricco enterprise.. kidnapping for profit, slavery, theft, taxation of non members all approved activites . (Small list))
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That is why, in any truly civilized country, mosques would be illegal and those now standing would be destroyed.
We will see how pure the Muslim beliefs are. If the Taliban take this lying down, it suggests that their religion is about power, not truth.
“Come on people. Do you really care?’’
Uh...... nah.
At least the chinese understand the threat that is islam.
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