Mosque

Chinese authorities have removed the domes and minarets of Nanguan Mosque in Ninxia province and whitewashed the building. The images went viral after British diplomat in China, Christina Scott tweeted the images with a “depressing” remark. Prohibiting visitors, the name of the mosque at the entrance has been rewritten in Chinese. Known for suppressing religious-minorities including Christianity and Uyghur Muslims, a similar change was also… read-more

Athar Hussain, secretary and spokesperson of the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), confirmed that the Mosque to be built in Ayodhya will not be named 'Babri Masjid' nor will it be named after any ruler. He added that the shape may also be different while the measurement will remain the same. IICF has planned to launch a portal to collect funds from donors for a museum, research center and hospital.

Stating that his government practices religious tolerance, Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao announced that the new secretariat complex will have a temple, two mosques, and a church. He said that the foundation stones for all of these will be laid soon after the end of the ensuing legislative session. He also called it as a symbol of "Ganga Jamuna Tehjeeb". The old secretariat in Telangana was brought down in July.

Athar Hussain, spokesperson and secretary of the trust formed for Ayodhya's mosque construction, said that its size will be the same as that of Babri Masjid. He said that the size of the mosque will be around 15,000 square ft. Prof S M Akhtar, the dean of Jamia Milia Islamia's architecture department will head the design of the mosque. Reportedly, surrounding complexes of the mosque will include a hospital too.

In a move to break the community of Uyghur Muslims, China's Xinjiang province has built a public washroom at a demolished Mosque site. Experts suggest that it is a campaign to hurt the sentiments of the community, as previously two out of three Mosques were destroyed in the same area. "It is a public toilet, they have not opened it yet, but it has been built," said Uyghur Neighborhood Committee Chief.