Fight Grows Over Construction of Mosque in Daegu Neighborhood

This is another example NIMBYism is South Korea:

This photo taken on Feb. 14 shows the construction site of a mosque in Daegu’s Buk District. Korea Times file

A conflict is deepening over the construction of a two-story mosque in a residential district of Daegu, the nation’s third-largest city located in the southeastern region of the country. 

Some residents, worried that the mosque would lead to stronger Islamic influence in the area, have been strongly opposing the construction, whereas the Islamic community and civic groups supporting it believe the mosque should be built to guarantee the freedom of religion.

The construction of the place of worship in Daehyeon-dong, Buk District, was launched in December 2020 by the local Islamic community, mainly consisting of international students studying at Kyungpook National University in Daegu. They received a construction permit from the local district office in September of that year. 

But it was met with heavy backlash among some residents and members of conservative Protestant groups in the area. They staged rallies in front of the construction site and filed multiple petitions with the district office calling for a halt to the construction, citing loud noise and infringement of property rights. 

Korea Times

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setnaffa
setnaffa
2 years ago

Don’t worry. Moon and his team will have all Koreans turning Muslim as soon as possible.

Of course, the masks and vaccines were just the first step in “submission” training.

Follow the money.

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