Mosques have been demolished in Beijing

The Chinese communist authorities have intensified their religious suppression of Uyghur Muslims, as well as the destruction of mosques in some areas where Hui Muslims live in China. In this context, along with banning the use of "halal" or Islamic writings on restaurant signs and grocery products for Muslims, they also demolish and destroy structures with Islamic architecture.

As part of the latest policy of Sinicization, both the famous Doudian Mosque and Songyu Mosque in Beijing have been destroyed. These mosques have been transformed to resemble non-Muslim Chinese temples.

Destruction of Islamic Architecture

On May 23, Voice of America reported that Chinese authorities began the Sinicization of the Doudian Mosque in Beijing in August 2022, with plans to complete the initiative under the guise of "renovation" by May. It has been learned that the process of Sinicization of the Doudian Mosque was completed in April of this year, and it was reopened for visits in mid-August.

Photos of the mosque site in Beijing taken by the "Sing Tao Daily" correspondent show that all the decorations originally designed in Islamic style in the mosque have been transformed into Chinese style. In the photos, the minarets that used to rise towards the sky in the north and south of the worship areas have been destroyed. Additionally, the Islamic-style dome has also been removed and replaced with Chinese-style pentagonal towers.

There are propaganda slogans for the Chinese Communist Party throughout the mosque. Additionally, there is propaganda for "socialist basic values" all around the Doudian Mosque, along with slogans of the Chinese Communist Party.

Some bloggers on Chinese social media platforms (such as Weibo, Douyin, and Kuaishou) have also noted that the Songyu Mosque in Beijing's Bangyaiyuan area has been subjected to a similar redesign. The photos show that the minaret, dome, crescent, and stars in Islamic style have been removed from the mosque and replaced with Chinese-style structures.

The Sinicization of Islamic Relegion

As part of the "13th Five-Year Plan," under the framework of the so-called "Sinicization of Islam in China" policy targeting East Turkistan (Xinjiang), Chinese authorities banned all signs and manifestations of Islam in East Turkistan in 2018. As a result, around 16,000 mosques were destroyed or damaged in East Turkistan. Later on, China began implementing similar persecution against Hui Muslims within its own borders. Initially, Chinese authorities destroyed the domes and minarets of Hui Muslim mosques under the pretext of opposing Arabization or transforming mosques into buildings with a Communist Chinese character. Subsequently, they proceeded to demolish the mosques altogether.

Muslim people can do nothing but show opposition to China's anti-Islam and anti-Muslim policies through social media. As a result, Chinese authorities have temporarily closed some mosques under various pretexts to break the resistance of Muslim people. As the protests voiced by Muslims on social media garnered little response, the Chinese Communist authorities began demolishing all the mosques that had been temporarily closed.

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26/08/2023

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