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China accused of converting mosques into chicken barns

Original: BREAKING: China is now closing mosques and converting them into barns for raising chickens as a way to fight radicalism.

Reports circulating widely online claim China is closing mosques and converting them into barns for raising chickens as part of its campaign against religious radicalism. The claims add that Beijing considers Islam a 'mental illness' and that under a 'mosque consolidation' policy many mosques have been repurposed for secular use. Human rights groups have previously documented the destruction or conversion of mosques in Xinjiang, which Beijing denies constitutes religious persecution.

Why now: Ongoing scrutiny of China's treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang keeps these allegations circulating and drawing outrage.

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• BREAKING: China is now closing mosques and converting them into barns for raising chickens as a way to fight radicalism. China officially considers Islam a ‘mental illness.’ Under Beijing's "mosque consolidation" policy, many mosques have been repurposed for secular use, had · DavidJHarrisJr · 25.6K

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