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IDULFITRI PRAYER AT THE SURABAYA CHENG HOO MOSQUE. PHOTO: HEW WAI-WENG – TAASA Review September 2013

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This article was originally found in the September 2013 edition of TAASA Review (Volume 22, Issue 3, Page 17).

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mosque, non-Muslims (mostly Chinese) were practising qigong (Chinese breathing exercise) at the corridor of PITI’s office in the mosque compound.

Various activities such as performances of traditional Chinese music, conversion ceremonies, wedding functions and charity events have also been held in the mosque.

Also parts of the mosque compound are a few multipurpose rooms, a kindergarten, a canteen, an acupuncture clinic and badminton courts. This mosque would not be a success without support from both Indonesian Muslims and non-Muslim Chinese Indonesians...