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Dispute Between Local Residents and Islamic Community Exacerbates over Mosque Construction in Daegu

Dispute Between Local Residents and Islamic Community Exacerbates over Mosque Construction in Daegu

DAEGU, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A controversy broke out after several residents in the southeastern city of Daegu announced they would stage a pork-eating event near the construction site of a mosque. The anti-mosque committee in Buk Ward in Daegu said that will hold an “end-of-year party” 50 or 60 meters away from the [...]

Appeals Court Sides with Islamic Community on Suspension of Mosque Construction in Daegu

Appeals Court Sides with Islamic Community on Suspension of Mosque Construction in Daegu

DAEGU, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — An appeals court on Friday ruled in favor of a group of Muslims seeking to repeal an administrative order suspending construction of a mosque in the southeastern city of Daegu, rejecting an appeal from residents complaining about noise and other issues. The Buk Ward office in Daegu, about 300 [...]