Beijing’s Doudian Mosque, the largest Islamic house of worship in northern China, is the latest architectural landmark to be transfigured under Beijing’s Sinicization program aimed at ...

Beijing's first women-only mosque was built in 1921 in Xicheng's Shouliu Hutong. The mosque was destroyed in 1997 amid a wave of demolitions of buildings considered dilapidated by the local ...

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.

LOOKING for a gateway to heaven in China? Look no further. Head straight to Beijing’s Ox Street or Niujie, you will find an indicator at an old mosque with strong Chinese influence.

China is closing mosques to strengthen control over Islam, while Beijing claims Muslims can freely practice their beliefs at home and in mosques.

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.

Uighur mosques closed by Beijing, handed over for tourist use By ATSUSHI OKUDERA/ Correspondent. October 15, 2020 at 19:15 JST ...

The mosques in Nagu and Shadian hold particular importance in the story of Beijing’s relationship with Islam, which has fluctuated between conflict and coexistence.

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.

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.

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 ...