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Broken minarets, domes gone: Mosques disappear as China strives to build a beautiful Xinjiang
Broken minarets, domes gone: Mosques disappear as China strives to build a beautiful Xinjiang
Minarets on mosques four corners, their domes have been destroyed. Rights groups and former Xinjiang residents say thousands of mosques have been targeted in a crackdown on the region s mostly Muslim Uyghur people.
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A Chinese national flag flies outside Kashgar Mosque that had its minarets removed (Reuters photo)
The Jiaman mosque in the city of Qira, in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang, is hidden behind high walls and Communist Party propaganda signs, leaving passersby with no indication that it is home to a religious site.
Places of worship hit by bid to beautify Xinjiang
14 May 2021 A demolished mosque is seen in Kashgar city, in China s northwest Xinjiang province. (Photo courtesy of Bahram Sintash)
Cate Cadell,
Reuters
The Jiaman mosque in the city of Qira, in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang, is hidden behind high walls and Communist Party propaganda signs, leaving passersby with no indication that it is home to a religious site.
In late April, during the holy month of Ramadan, two ethnic Uyghur women sat behind a tiny mesh grate, underneath a surveillance camera, inside the compound of what had long been the city’s largest place of worship.
Mosques Disappear as China Strives To Build a Beautiful Xinjiang
The Jiaman mosque in the city of Qira, in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang, is hidden behind high walls and Communist Party propaganda signs, leaving passersby with no indication that it is home to a religious site. Police officers patrol the square in front of Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, May 3, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
World14/May/2021
Qira, China: The Jiaman mosque in the city of Qira, in the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang, is hidden behind high walls and Communist Party propaganda signs, leaving passersby with no indication that it is home to a religious site.