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=== Mosque controversy === In December 2020, the construction of a [[mosque]] in Daehyeon-dong for a Muslim community of 80-150 members comprising mainly staff and students of a local university, resulted in opposition from nearby residents who complained about the change in land use without prior consultation.<ref name="clash">{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/05/16/1176506770/mosque-project-tests-south-koreas-tolerance-for-increasing-diversity |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=2023-05-16 |accessdate=2023-05-17 |language=en-US |title=Mosque project tests South Korea's tolerance for increasing diversity |last=Kuhn |first=Anthony |work=[[All Things Considered]]}}</ref><ref>[https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=328375 Mosque construction triggers standoff in Daegu] May 3, 2022. Korea Times</ref> Construction was halted in 2021 by the district administrative office (having originally been approved by the same office) after residents voiced concerns. This suspension was later judged by The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) to be based on discrimination and prejudice against Muslims. Insulting and offensive messages, considered by the NHRCK as akin to hate-speech, and the heads of pigs displayed within glass-fronted refrigerators, were subsequently left near the mosque construction site; the identity and precise motive of the culprits remain uncertain.<ref name="pig">{{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2023/05/24/1176132837/south-korea-mosque-muslim-students-tensions |publisher=[[NPR]] |language=en-US |date=2023-05-24 |accessdate=2023-05-24 |title=Muslims in South Korea want to build a mosque. Neighbors protest and send pig heads |first=Se Eun |last=Gong <!--I believe this is how her name is alphabetized, as Korean names have predictable syllables and I think the order is Westernized. Please fix if I'm wrong-->}}</ref> Due to proximity to the mosque and its being seen as an intentional insult to Islam and the Muslim community, local residents were strongly criticized for holding a social barbeque/picnic in their neighborhood in which pork (the most frequently eaten red meat in South Korea) was served. The approval for change of land use within a residential area without consultation with local residents indicates a failure by the local district office to adequately support both communities, and the authorities to mediate effective communication between the two groups. Notably, the Muslim community did not disseminate information to the local residents on its plans, despite local awareness of Muslim worship within a house on the site since 2014, and general acceptance of what some residents saw as night-time disturbance during the time of Ramadan.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=328375 | title=Mosque construction triggers standoff in Daegu | date=3 May 2022 }}</ref> Since the dispute began however, dialogue between the local residents and the Muslim community has been hampered by third parties in Korea, according to the Muslim community spokesperson.<ref name="pig" /> As of May 2023, construction was underway; differences had not been resolved.<ref name="pig" />
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