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

The Dongguan Great Mosque in Xining, China, photographed in 2018. Its main green dome and minaret domes have since been removed. (Zhang Peng | LightRocket via Getty Images) XINING, China — The ...
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Arabic architecture of mosques in China are being altered in an effort to make them more 'Chinese'

The Chinese government has removed domes and other Arab-style characteristics from mosques in Xining, a city in Qinghai Province, China, as part of its current “sinicization” campaign. What’s ...
LAist

In An Attempt To Sinify China, Authorities Are Removing Domes From Mosques

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Chinese authorities are removing the ...
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China is removing domes from mosques as part of a push to make them more 'Chinese'

China is removing domes and minarets from thousands of mosques. Authorities are taking down overtly Islamic architecture as part of a... China is removing domes from mosques as part of a push to make ...
KBIA

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

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 ...