Thursday, November 23, 2023

China continues to shutter, raze, and alter Mosques in north-central Muslim provinces

That is what communist dictators do! It is called atheism! Repugnant!

"... Since 2017, Chinese authorities in Xinjiang have damaged or destroyed two-thirds of the region’s mosques, according to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). About half have been demolished outright. ...
In Ningxia, Human Rights Watch has verified and analyzed videos and pictures posted online by Hui Muslims and used satellite imagery to corroborate them in order to examine the policy’s implementation in two villages. Of these villages’ seven mosques, four had significant destruction: three main buildings had been razed and the ablution hall of one was damaged inside. The authorities have removed the domes and minarets of all seven mosques. ...
In a forthcoming research report, two scholars on Hui Muslims ... have estimated that one-third of mosques in Ningxia have been closed since 2020. A March 2021 Radio Free Asia report estimated that between 400 and 500 mosques faced closure in Ningxia, which had 4,203 mosques as of 2014. ..."

China: Mosques Shuttered, Razed, Altered in Muslim Areas | Human Rights Watch Curbing Islam via ‘Consolidation’ Policy in Ningxia, Gansu Provinces

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