AHMEDABAD,INDIA, March 17, 2002: After meeting with Justice Mohammad Shamim on a recent visit to the state of Gujarat, the National Commission for Minorities was given assurance that the state government will rebuild mosques and dargahs (Sufi shrines). With over 69 damaged sites listed by the Gujarat Chand committee, the project could be a major one. A 250-year-old mosque, the Muhafiz Khan Masjid in Ahmedabad, which was protected by the Archaeological Survey of India, suffered extensive damage. This is only one religious site. Fifteen sites were either totally demolished or badly damaged by fire. An additional ten have been converted into Hindu temples.
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