Doudian Mosque News Today

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Chinese authorities have altered, closed or partially demolished thousands of mosques across China in a suppression of Islamic culture that has spread to…

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 downgrading or eliminating foreign religious influences from the country. According to Hong Kong's Sing Tao Daily, the original Arabic-style dome of the mosque was replaced by five Chinese-style white…

Photos of the Doudian Mosque, the largest in northern China, show it covered in scaffolding.