China is destroying Arab-style architectural features of mosques, such as domes and minarets. The tightened control on religion has been met with rare resistance. Skip to content Skip to site index ...

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Hundreds of people gathered outside a mosque in southwestern China. They were protesting the planned removal of the mosque's domes, part of a nationwide campaign to eliminate Islamic influences.

Thousands of ethnic minority Muslims surrounded a mosque in southwestern China over the weekend in a last-ditch effort to prevent what they said was an attempt by authorities to remove its dome ...

"Nine domes located at the extreme end of the right side of the mosque will be reconstructed," he said, adding that the estimated cost of the project is about Rs 40 lakh. The roof is divided into ...

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ROME. The Grand Mosque in Italy symbolizes the country’s well-integrated Muslim community, which constitutes some 4% of the Italian population.

Authorities are removing the domes on the mosque as part of a nationwide campaign to eliminate Islamic influence. It's all part of a renewed push to control religion in China.