S1E9: 'Many Koreans have big misunderstandings about Islam': Invisible Asia Ep 9

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

Invisible Asia Ep 9: 'Many Koreans have big misunderstandings about Islam'

14:06 min

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…