S1E9: 'I've been told South Korea's not the country for my belief,' says a Korean Muslim

The Straits Times Podcasts · May 2, 2021 · 14m

Synopsis: The Invisible Asia Podcast is a special edition 9-episode series in which The Straits Times casts the spotlight on people and communities living in the shadows of their societies where they exist largely unseen and unheard of.

The Straits Times' South Korea correspondent Chang May Choon closes our series as she casts the spotlight on the South Korean Muslim minority. As many as 3,000 South Koreans convert to Islam each year, according to the Korea Muslim Federation.

But a lack of understanding of Islam among the country’s general populace, contributes to the daily difficulties…