China's last major mosque, which retained Arabic-style features, has lost its domes and had its minarets modified, completing the government's campaign to sinicize Muslim places of worship. This move is part of Beijing's policy to assimilate Islam into Chinese culture, despite criticism of religious persecution faced by groups like Uyghur Muslims.
The Sinicisation of Islamic architecture in China is nearly complete, although the Communist Party was once conflicted. https://t.co/75boLGxX8i
China's tightening grip on Islam revealed https://t.co/bsC6mLUBx3
Yet another very dishonest article on China's renovation of mosques, presenting it as the "destruction of religion" and "an effort to erase local people’s [...] cultural heritage" when in reality it is the EXACT contrary that's happening. https://t.co/tpDGzadSFD First of all,…
As the Chinese government cultivates allies in the Global South, it nonetheless attacks Islam. "The last major mosque in China to have retained Arabic-style features has lost its domes and had its minarets radically modified." https://t.co/twswXJWD5p
Last major Arabic-style mosque in China loses its domes https://t.co/QhOHPzKMfh
"The last major mosque in China to have retained Arabic-style features has lost its domes and had its minarets radically modified, marking what experts say is the completion of a government campaign to sinicise the country’s Muslim places of worship." https://t.co/dS8Zxegt4s
Appalling. Last major Arabic-style mosque in China loses its domes https://t.co/uLkXdbhNvj
Excl: China’s last major mosque to have retained Arab-style features has now lost its domes, a major moment in Beijing’s Sinification of Islam policy With @elenaukc https://t.co/OWyLVCL8ga
Last major Islamic-style mosque in China loses its domes https://t.co/VBX1mHcaq1
Authorities tightly monitor registered and unregistered groups. China has one of the largest populations of religious prisoners, and some groups, including Uyghur Muslims, face high levels of persecution. Find out more: https://t.co/hWWvggZjbQ