Sunday, October 24, 2021

China is removing domes from mosques as part of a push to make them more 'Chinese'

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China is removing domes and minarets from thousands of mosques. Authorities are taking down overtly Islamic architecture as part of a "sinicization" push to make them seem more traditionally Chinese.

(Image credit: Dru Gladney/Pomona College)

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