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SNU Hospital Arranges Prayer Room for Visiting Muslims

SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A 23-year-old named Anne Muhammed from Egypt works as a medical interpreter for Arabic at Seoul National University (SNU) Hospital’s International Healthcare Center. She had been looking forward to the 6th of July, which marks the end of a month-long fasting period for Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim [...]

S. Korea to Launch Muslim-Friendly Certificate System for Restaurants

SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean state-run tourism promotion agency is pushing to introduce a “Muslim-friendly certificate” for local restaurants where visitors could be served well-prepared halal food, industry sources said Thursday. According to the sources, the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) plans to launch the Muslim-friendly certificate system around August, which will be [...]