Tightening the noose on criminals, the Yogi government is adopting strict measures to maintain law and order in the state. Today, early in the morning, the Ghazipur district administration demolished illegal properties belonging to gangster turned politician Mukhtar Ansar. The district administration demolished Ghazipur situated Hotel Ghazal which was being run by Ansari’s wife and his sons. The hotel was often referred to as Mukhtar Ansari’s ‘Taj Mahal’.
Ansari’s two sons had appealed before the High Court against the order of demolition passed by SDM Prabhas Kumar on October 8. The High Court ordered that appeal be made before the board headed by the DM. The board headed by DM rejected the appeal of his sons yesterday and upheld the order of the SDM allowing the demolition of illegal construction in the hotel including second floor and staircase. The evacuation of the hotel was initiated immediately thereafter.
Teams of police, PAC along with other officials had reached the spot early in the morning. Five poclain machines were deployed to carry out the demolition. ADM Rajesh Kumar, SDM Prabhas Kumar, Jakhania SDM Suraj Yadav, SP City Gopinat Soni, CO City Ojasvi Chawla and other officials were present when the demolition was carried out.
Earlier Actions against Mukhtar Ansari
The state government had earlier demolished another illegal property in Dalibagh colony in Lucknow belonging to the Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Ansari. The administration seized several properties worth Rs 3.17 crores of aides of Mukhtar Ansari in Jaunpur. The Police also suspended arms licenses of Ansari’s four aides in July.
In September, Ansari was booked by Ghazipur police under the Uttar Pradesh Gangster and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act. His wife Afsha Ansari and two brothers Anwar Shehzad and Sharjil Raza were also charged under the Act for allegedly being involved in criminal activities like land grabbing, embezzlement, etc.
Ansari is accused of shooting and killing late BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai in 2005, but he was absolved by the court owing to the lack of evidence. He is currently lodged in the Mohali jail in Punjab. Recently, BJP MLA Alka Rai, widow of Krishnanand Rai, had written a letter to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, asking her to stop helping Ansari.
‘Rational atheist’ Sam Harris, one of the intellectual leaders of the ‘New Atheist Movement’, has chosen to defend his insane statement that Osama bin Laden is far less reprehensible than US President Donald Trump. In doing so, he alleged that American political commentator Mike Cernovic, who initially shared the audio clip from his Making Sense podcast, was deliberately misleading his audience.
I get that you don't like me or respect my audience, but why would you attempt to mislead your own audience? Anyone can understand what I was saying in context. https://t.co/Ww9Dhj7jfD
In reality, there was nothing misleading about what Cernovic shared and he was only quoting the ‘peak rational atheist’ verbatim. While Sam Harris is correct when he says that everyone can understand what he was saying in context, the context only makes him appear far more insane than on the face of it.
The reason why Sam Harris believes Osama bin Laden is less reprehensible than Donald Trump is because according to him, the Islamic terrorist had numerous virtues and his actions were motivated by a sentiment of being part of something greater than himself. Trump, on the other hand, according to him, is a sociopath who does not care about anyone or anything apart from self-aggrandizement.
Sam Harris has said in the past, “I find Trump more despicable than I found Osama bin Laden… With Osama bin Laden, it’s just obvious to me that he could have been a mensch in some sense, right? He’s making serious sacrifices for ideas that he deeply believes in. He’s committed to a cause greater than himself.”
He had added, “I don’t doubt he had real ethical connections to the people in his life that he cared about. He’s a real person, right? And in some ways, he is kind of a moral hero in a very bad game. And so therefore, he’s kind of prototypically evil when viewed from my game. He’s a person of actual substance- he’s just committed to the wrong ends, whereas Trump is the negation of all those things.”
By any rational standard, the comments made by Sam Harris are insane. Only in a world that has gone crazy would calling Donald Trump more despicable than Osama bin Laden be considered a defensible or rationally justified observation. The deluded atheist, meanwhile, believes his comments are perfectly sensible when seen in context.
Sam Harris pretends that the only reason people disagree with him on the matter is because they have not understood the context. It is the hallmark of hubris that such ‘intellectuals’ earnestly appear to believe that no one who actually understood their argument could possibly disagree with them. On this particular occasion, it is safe to say that we do understand his argument perfectly and still believe his comments are crazy and indefensible.
It is emblematic of the cesspit American politics has sunk to that ‘intellectuals’ such as Sam Harris can make such ridiculous remarks and still be taken seriously. It is one thing to not like Donald Trump, completely another to claim that he is more reprehensible than Osama bin Laden. The dehumanization of Donald Trump has manifested in such a devastating fashion that, often, even physical assault on his supporters are justified.
Atheists such as Sam Harris, who love to harp on about facts and logic and pretend to have a monopoly over rationality, completely ignore the genuine achievements of Donald trump during the first tenure of his presidency. He has secured peace deals between historical enemies in the Middle East, ushering in the possibility of a new era of peace and prosperity.
Donald Trump has been far more restrained in terms of using the American military as well. After Iran brought down an American drone, he refused to order military strikes against the country because he believed the potential loss of Iranian lives was a disproportionate response to the shooting down of an unmanned drone. This extremely humane decision was lambasted by those around him that are often treated as hallmarks of credibility by men such as Sam Harris.
Thus, Sam Harris pretending that his claim that Donald Trump is more reprehensible than Osama bin Laden is oozing with some remarkable insight is just preposterous. It is rather disgusting that he pretends that the only ways someone would find that comment insane is if the words are taken out of context or someone does not understand the context. The fact of the matter is, the comment was absolutely crazy and he is suffering from the Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS).
Political violence is on the rise in West Bengal, ever since Mamata Banerjee and the ruling TMC came to power. Bolstered by political patronage, the goons have turned into a nightmare for the political opponents in the State, targeting particularly BJP workers and leader. On Sunday, the body of a 34-year-old BJP worker was found hanging in a mango orchard in Nadia district of West Bengal.
As per reports, the victim has been identified as one Vijay Shil. While taking to Twitter, the state unit of BJP condemned the killing of its worker. It tweeted, “Bijoy Shil, only aged 34 and an active BJP worker murdered and found hanging in Nadia. Same pattern in every murder by the goons. Use of terror to stop the working of BJP? We won’t stop and BJP will ensure justice for all the murdered workers! These political ‘Murders’ must stop.”
Bijoy Shil, only aged 34 and an active BJP worker murdered and found hanging in Nadia. Same pattern in every murder by the goons. Use of terror to stop the working of BJP? We won’t stop and BJP will ensure justice for all the murdered workers! These political ‘Murders’ must stop. pic.twitter.com/GkzQkjfIjR
In a video that has now gone viral on social media, it is clear that the victim could not have possibly died from hanging as his legs were bent on the knee and the feet were on the ground. In the said video, an onlooker pointed out that there was mud on his pants, even though there was no trace of mud in the vicinity of the crime spot. This suggests that Bijoy Shil was murdered somewhere else and then hung on the tree to suggest that it was a case of suicide.
Bijoy Shil, only aged 34 and an active BJP Karyakarta muπdeπed and found hang!ng in Nadia. Same pattern murder.. This looks very Scary, Shame on CM Mamata,Shame… @HMOIndia please intervene. pic.twitter.com/cbvqKdSUHz
BJP MLA Debendranath Roy was earlier found hanging
This is not the first time that a BJP worker was found dead or hanging under mysterious circumstances. On July 13, The West Bengal police had recovered the dead body of Debendra Nath Roy, a BJP MLA from Hematabad, in a closed tea shop in the village of Balia in Bindol Panchayat in Rajiganj.
Roy was found hanging from the roof of the shop. He had been missing from the previous night. While the West Bengal police has ruled out ‘foul play’, the BJP unit of West Bengal has alleged that the MLA Debendranath Roy was murdered. BJP President (North Dinajpur) stated that the ‘suicide note’ was a conspiracy by the police to protect the murderers of the deceased politician. “We are not satisfied with the probe by the CID and will stick to our demand for a CBI investigation,” he was quoted as saying.
During his speech in Chapra, Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about an old lady who gave reasons to vote for the Modi government in one breath. In the now-viral video, a reporter asked an old lady why she would vote for the NDA government. In reply, she explained how much the Modi government has done for the poor.
She said, “मोदी हमरा के नल देहले, बिजली देहले, कोटा देहलन, राशन देहलन, वृद्धापेंशन दे तारें, लैट्रिन देलें, गैस देलें। हुनका के भोट का देब त तोहरा के देब? (tap, electricity, quota, ration, pension, latrine, gas – if I won’t vote for him then will I vote for you?).”
She further went on to lash out on Lalu Yadav and using creative euphemism explained how she would crush Lalu Yadav’s power. She said, “ललुआ के अलुआ छीन के बिग देब हम। (I will peel off Lalu’s aalu). “
Bihar elections 2020
In Bihar, Assembly elections are underway in three phases. The first phase of voting took place on 28th October. Second phase voting will be done on 3rd November, while the third phase voting will take place on 7th November. The results will be declared on 10th November.
A hundred and thirty ‘Eminent citizens’ have come forward and issued a statement condemning the recent terrorist attacks in France. The list of citizens include ’eminent intellectuals’ such as Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Swara Bhasker, Javed Akhtar, Tushar Gandhi, PIL-activist Prashant Bhushan and former top cop Julio Ribeiro. Needless to say, these are the same morally bankrupt individuals who have been running propaganda for Islamists over the Delhi Riots.
The statement said, “We are deeply disturbed by the convoluted logic of some self-appointed guardians of Indian Muslims in rationalising cold-blooded murder and deplore the outrageous remarks of some heads of state.” “Rationalising crimes by comparing them to similar crimes committed by others is an irrational and absurd argument as two wrongs don’t make a right. We reject any ifs and buts in the justification of heinous crimes in the name of religion, any religion. No God, gods, goddesses, prophets or saints may be invoked to justify the killing and/or terrorising of fellow human beings,” it added.
The swiftness with which condemnation has come for the Islamic terrorists involved in the attacks in France was nowhere to be found when Radical Muslims rampage across the country seeking to unleash chaos across the country. It does appear that Indian intellectuals share humanitarian concerns with France but do not share the same bonds with their fellow citizens.
The motley crew of ’eminent intellectuals’ who have gathered to condemn the Islamic terrorism in France are shallow human beings who have come forward condemnation because it is something they must do in order to avoid needless controversy given their conduct in the past. Furthermore, it is evident that they feel more compelled to condemn Islamic terrorism in France than the same in India because of a twisted moral compass.
It is evident from the manner in which the liberal elite reacted in the aftermath of the brutal murder of Kamlesh Tiwari. After the Hindu activist was murdered for ‘blasphemy’ against the prophet of Islam, ‘liberals’ instead of issuing a condemnation attempted to whitewash the matter and wailed about ‘Hindutva bigotry’ instead.
Even ‘communist-atheists’ such as Umar Khalid prostrated before the prophet of Islam in an attempt to divert attention away from the monstrosity of the crime. Then there were those such as Aatish Taseer who beseeched the Muslim community to organise themselves with not peace in their minds. The discussion that followed in the aftermath of the murder did not revolve around Islamic extremism, as it ought to have been, but supposed bigotry among Hindus.
A similar trend could be observed following the rioting in Bengaluru over an allegedly blasphemous Facebook post. When a mob of Radical Muslims attacked Hindu homes and the Police in an orgy of violence, an unequivocal condemnation of the same was nowhere to be found. Thus, quite clearly, the condemnation over the terrorism in France is merely an attempt to save face.
At a time when the world is debating on the extent of growth of Muslim population across the world and the security implications that are likely to emerge due to the resulting demographic shift in the future, a group of researchers have put forward a study that not only predicts the Islamic conquest of the Europe in the coming years but also presents us a timeline of Muslim population crossing a majority mark in at least 30 European countries.
A research carried out by Pierre Rostan, Alexandra Rostan has estimated a timeline of many European countries turning into Muslim-majority in the coming centuries. The research paper titled, “When will European Muslim population be majority and in which country?”, estimate the timeline of more than 30 European countries moving towards becoming a Muslim-majority country.
Currently, Europe’s population represents about 10 per cent of the world population and about 5 per cent of Europe’s population is Muslim.
Estimates are based on three scenarios
The researchers have considered three scenarios that are likely to act as the major thrust towards making many European countries into Muslim-majority countries in the next century.
In the first – the ‘zero-migration scenario’, the researchers estimate that the Muslim population has a higher fertility rate, i.e, one child more per woman, on average than other Europeans, mirroring a global pattern, that could lead to a higher Muslim population in the next century.
This theory estimates that among the High-Growth Muslim population countries, six of them will reach a majority of the Muslim population in the next 200 years. Belgium (in 2175), Bulgaria (in 2160), Cyprus (in 2175), France (in 2165), Sweden (in 2170) and United Kingdom (in 2195) will all have a Muslim-majority population, according to the research estimates based on ‘migration scenario’.
According to another scenario, known as ‘2017 migration scenario’, the researchers expect a higher Muslim population due to a continuous flow of migrants every year based on the year 2017.
The ‘2017 migration scenario’ states that all of the High-Growth Muslim population countries will reach a majority of Muslim population in the next 200 years.
The third scenario – the ‘mid-point migration’ scenario is obtained by averaging the data of the two previous scenarios. The mid-point migration estimates that at least 13 countries will have a Muslim majority population between the years 2085 and 2215. Cyprus will be the first casualty of Islamic invasion, which will be a Muslim majority in the year 2085. By 2125, Sweden will have a majority of Muslims.
France, which is already fighting the menace of radical Islam will turn a Muslim-majority country by 2135. Next in line is Greece, which will see an Islamic conquest by 2135. Belgium (2140), Bulgaria (2140), Italy (2175), Luxembourg (2175), the UK (2180), Slovenia (2190), Switzerland (2195), Ireland (2200) and Lithuania (2215) will all go undergo a major demographic shift in the next two hundred years. The 17 remaining countries will reach a majority only after two centuries 200 years.
Growing Muslim population will change the face of France perpetually
The growing Muslim population will enforce drastic changes in Europe, be it socially, politically and economically. The researches point out that there are two main factors behind a growing European Muslim population.
One is a higher fertility rate of Muslim population than other Europeans and other is the large influx of Muslims into European countries that arose out of a refugee crisis which reached a peak in 2015.
Secondly, a large number of refugees especially from Muslim countries may be fearing persecution or by a well-thought-out strategy, began to abandon their Islamic lands, sailed to Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea to influence a demographic change.
The influx of Muslims into Europe has now broken the old social order existing in these societies. The irreversible changes that have occured in these European societies are manifested on the streets of European cities.
The researchers also assert that there are already various examples to show such changes in European cities which include the proliferation of mosques, prayer calls from loudspeakers, commercialization of halal foods and products, etc. As the Muslim population continue to grow in Europeans societies, these Islamisation project is expected to take extreme forms in the future.
Further, in Europe, the Muslim population are now using their street veto to enforce compatible workload and adjustable working hours that are complaint to Islam, forcing authorities to form new laws in favor of the Muslim population and growing meddling of foreign governments in European political decisions.
The researches foresee that in the coming decades, the Muslim population can exert much more pressure on the local government by exhibiting their sheer demographic strength.
“At first, anti-Islam political parties may gain support in a xenophobic reaction to the rising contribution of the Muslim population to the life of the European society until the Muslim population be a majority. Then negative reactions should fade away. These social, political and economic changes will bring periods of adjustment that would be painful for the European society,” the research states.
Islam will be the second biggest religion in the world, India to have 31 crore Muslims
A 2015 research by US-based think tank Pew Research Centre reveals that Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in the world. The research centre has projected the Muslim population will increase faster than the world population as a whole.
According to the research, the number of Muslims will nearly equal the number of Christians around the world. As of 2010, Christianity was the word’s largest religion, with an estimated 2.2 billion population accounting 31 per cent of the total people on Earth. Islam was second, with 1.6 billion followers with 23 per cent of the global population.
Between 2010 and 2050, the world’s total population is expected to rise to 9.3 billion, a 35 per cent increase.During the same period, the population of Muslims, with high fertility rates, is projected to increase by 73 per cent. The number of Christians also is projected to rise, however more slowly, at about the same rate as the global population overall, i.e at 35 per cent.
According to the Pew Research projections, by 2050 there will be an almost equal number of Muslims, 2.8 billion or 30 per cent of the population and Christians, with 2.9 billion people or 31 per cent. If the current demographic trends continue, the Muslim population will be the largest exceeding the number of Christians by the end of this century.
Image Source: Pew Research
According to the latest data released by the Pew Research Center, in India, the number of Muslims is projected to rise to more than 31 crores by 2050, about 11 per cent of wold’s Muslim population, making India the country with the largest Muslim population in the world.
According to the 2011 census, India has 170 million Muslims accounting for the 14.23 per cent of the population. The Muslim population will rise faster and reaches to 18.4 per cent of the total population in 2050. Islam is currently the fastest-growing religion on the planet and also the world’s second-largest religion after Christianity.
The estimated change in the population size worldwide from 2010 to 2050 is projected to be 73 per cent for Muslims and 34 per cent for Hindus.
The research adds that the rise in the Muslim population can be attributed due to the young median age of 22 and high fertility rates of the Muslim woman. In India, Muslim women have 3.2 children per woman on average, while the figure for Hindu and Christian women is 2.5 and 2.3 children respectively.
The research states that Muslims population in the United States in 2050 will be at 2.1 per cent of US population. About 3.3 million Muslims lived in the US in 2015, about one per cent of the US population.
With the rising population, the Muslims are increasingly becoming more assertive and are exerting their influence and street power on the country’s politics by aligning with different political parties that are ready overlook the radicalism within the community.
However, these population trends will cause a worry among non-Muslims worldwide, who are already fearful of the growing radicalisation in the Islamic community. The increase in the Muslim population will only embolden the community having an effect on the existing relationships between Muslims and non-Muslims in many parts of the world.
On Saturday night, the Quebec police in Canada have apprehended a terrorist who went on a killing spree on the occasion of Halloween. The man was armed with a long-bladed weapon.
The terrorist, dressed in medieval clothes, stabbed multiple people in the Parliament Hill area near Chateau Frontenac, on rue des Rampartsin in Quebec city of Canada. As per reports, the deadly attack injured 5 people and killed 2 others. The injured victims were admitted to the hospital however nothing is known about their medical status.
According to Etienne Doyon, Quebec city police spokesperson, the attacker is in his mid-20s. He confirmed the death of two victims and 5 others being rushed to the hospital. The attacker was arrested near the city’s Old Port just before 1 AM local time.
Screengrab of the tweet by Quebec police
Taking to Twitter, the Quebec police have asked the residents of the area to stay indoors and informed that an investigation has been initiated into the case.
The controversy around the newly- famous ‘Baba Ka Dhaba’ is getting deeper as the eatery owner in Malviya Nagar has filed a complaint with Delhi Police over misappropriation of donations against Food Blogger and Youtuber Gaurav Wasan of Swad Official. The complaint has been filed under sections of cheating, mischief, criminal breach of trust, criminal conspiracy, misappropriation of funds and other relevant sections of IPC. Gaurav was the first person to post a video of the old couple that went viral on social media. After that, several YouTubers, influencers, celebrities, and government officials had came forward to help the couple in need.
As per the copy of the complaint posted by the official account of Baba Ka Dhaba on Twitter, the 80-year-old owner of the eatery has said that the Food Blogger approached him on 6th October to shoot a video, and it was shot on 7th October. The video was published on his channel Swad Official on several social media platforms, including Youtube, Facebook, and Instagram. In the video, Gaurav Wasan tried to convince people to support the old couple running the eatery.
Complaint filed by owners of Baba Ka Dhaba against Gaurav Wasan
In his video, the Gaurav Wasan allegedly said that the eatery owner Kanta Prasad does not have any mobile number and asked for donations in his own account instead of giving the details of the Prasad. The videos went viral on social media platforms on 7th October, after which people started contacting Gaurav for donations. He “intentionally and deliberately” shared his and his family/friends’ bank details/mobile number with them and “collected a huge amount of donations through different mode of payments”, the complaint alleges. It also says that while Prasad mentioned his account details while shooting the video, Wasan only published his and his family/friends’ account details to collect donations.
Wasan had denied the allegations
On 26th October, YouTuber Lakshay Chaudhary published a video alleging that Wasan has misappropriated donations, and he was not paying the collected funds to Prasad. After Chaudhary’s video went viral, Wasan published a video denying all the allegations. He also published a video with his bank statement saying he had collected around Rs.2.3 Lakh during the donation drive that he had paid to Prasad. However, several influencers, including Madhur, aka The Placard Guy, and others who were in regular touch with the elderly couple, alleged Wasan collected much more than he claimed. They alleged that he is trying to embezzle the money that rightfully belongs to the couple.
The Twitter handle that published the copy of the complaint is managed by Tushant Adhlaka, one of the regular supporters of Baba Ka Dhaba.
At an election rally for the ongoing State Legislative elections in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Congress-RJD alliance and its leaders Tejashwi Yadav and Rahul Gandhi.
While addressing a public gathering in Chhapra, PM Modi stated, “Today, Bihar has a government with two engines (referring to the BJP and the JDU). On the other side, there are two ‘Yuvraj’. One of them is from the ‘Jungle Raj’ era (referring to Tejashwi Yadav). While the double-engine of the NDA government is working towards the cause of the State’s development, the two Yuvraj (prince) are fighting to save their throne.”.
‘Jungle Raj’ refers to the dark phase in the history of Bihar under the rule of Lalu Prasad Yadav wherein hooliganism was at its peak and the RJD goons determined what’s right or wrong for people.
बिहार में एक तरफ डबल इंजन की सरकार है जो बिहार के विकास के लिए प्रतिबद्ध है,
He further stated, “During the Uttar Pradesh elections, which were held three years back, you will remember that even there two such Yuvraj stood on the rooftop of a bus and waved at the people. But the people sent both the princes to their home. Now, one such Yuvraj from UP has come to Bihar to forge an alliance with the Yuvraj of Jungle Raj. Now, they are here waving at people here…. They cannot think about the welfare of the people of Bihar.”
The BJP has upped its ante against the Mahagatbandhan, in the run-up to the Bihar Assembly elections. The first phase of the elections took place on October 28 on 71 seats. The second phase of elections for 94 constituencies will take place on November 3 while the last phase of elections will be conducted on November 7. Reportedly, the results for 243 constituencies of Bihar will be declared on November 10.
In the ongoing project to “Sinicize” Islam in China, a large mosque has been completely transformed by the Chinese government, removing all signs of Islam. The Nanguan Mosque in Yinchuan, the capital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, is the largest mosque in the province. But now, it does not look like a mosque at all, as the large building has been completely changed by the Communist government.
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is the home to the largest community of Hui Muslims in China, and it has been a major target of the ‘Sinicize Islam’ project of the Chinese Communist Party. In the last two years, numerous mosques have lost their domes and minarets, the distinguishing features of any mosque. In the latest such development, all signs of Islam have been removed from the Nanguam Mosque. The mosque was built during the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644), and was later restored in 1981. It is one of the most revered Mosques for Muslims in the region.
Earlier image of Nanguan mosque
Latest images of the mosque show that all the five bright green coloured domes and the golden minarets have been removed. The golden Islamic style filigree, decorative arches, and the test in Arabic scripts on the mosque have been pulled down. The bright golden and green coloured mosque with onion shaped domes and Islamic style curved windows have transformed into a grey colored rectangular structure. It now has Nanguan Mosque in Chinese, as all Arabic text has been removed.
Latest image of Nanguan mosque
The latest images of the mosque were posted by Christina Scott, the UK’s deputy head of mission in China, on Twitter. She wrote, “TripAdvisor suggested the Nanguan Mosque in #Yinchuan well worth a visit. Only this is what it looks like now, after ‘renovations’. Domes, minarets, all gone. No visitors allowed either, of course. So depressing.”
TripAdvisor suggested the Nanguan Mosque in #Yinchuan well worth a visit. Only this is what it looks like now, after ‘renovations’. Domes, minarets, all gone. No visitors allowed either, of course. So depressing. pic.twitter.com/WSXaAFclHX
As can be seen, the mosque now looks like a modern shopping complex, with all signs of Islam removed from it.
Onion shaped domes and other Islamic style decorative elements are being removed from most mosques in the region, including the neighbouring Gansu province. Linxia city in the province is known as “Little Mecca” as it has been a centre of Islamic faith in China.
The transformation was expedited after a recent visit to the city by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who had scolded officials for being slow in Sinicizing Islamic structures. Xi Jinping indicated during the visit that “Ningxia has made some achievements in religious reform, but it was not thorough enough.” Meaning, the work should be intensified. The president visited the region on June 6-8, and the demolition activities picked up soon after that. By June 26, the five green domes and the minarets from the mosque were gone, and the rest work was completed soon.
Despite unhappy with this, the Imams and local Muslims could not do anything about it, and they even didn’t express their dissatisfaction for fear of the tyranny of the government. A resident in the town said, “This campaign was ordered by the central government. An official told us that mosques should not be so grand and magnificent.”
According to reports, the Coronavirus pandemic has given the Chinese govt the opportunity to expediting the process of Sinicizing mosques in the nation. Giving the excuse of the pandemic, the govt has kept many mosques closed, and the demolition of the mosques have accelerated, where the domes, minarets and other Islamic symbols have been removed from the mosques.
