Islamic Centre Daejeon, South Korea

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2. What is Islam?
Who is Muslim?
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3. Islamic Centre Daejeon (ICD)
Sunday, March 24, 2024
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Fresher Welcome Event
Daejeon, Republic of Korea

4. Guide for Muslim Students
in South Korea
Sk Abidur Rahman

5. Republic of Korea
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Republic of Korea

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Be a Muslim in ROK

8. Korean Muslim History
● Muslim merchants in Korea during the Goryeo period
● Muslims in the Joseon Dynasty in science and technology
● Turkish troops during the 1950-1953 Korean War.
● Conversion of three Koreans
● Chung Jin Madrasah in 1956
● Korea Muslim Federation in 1965
● Seoul Central Masjid opened on May 21st, 1976
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9. Korean Muslim History
● Imam A. Rahman lee ju-hwa-1984
● Three-storey building in December 1991
● 40 Korean Muslims who were invited to the 2000 Hajj pilgrimage
● Choongju province and created a cemetery in 2006
● Christian population, which had made up 2% of the overall population before 1945
● A butcher was established to sell halal meat in Seoul in 1983
● Around 250,000 and a large portion of foreign Muslims reside in Itaewon/Busan, from countries including Arab,
Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Bangladesh, India, Africa, and others.
● 250,000, a mere 0.5 percent of the country's population of 52 million. Among them, 150,000 are workers and students
● 70% to 80% of that figure is immigrants and it is estimated that there are roughly 35,000 native Korean Muslims
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10. Living as a Muslim student in Korea
● Dwaeji gogi isseoyo?
● Where to buy halal products?
● if you eat strictly halal food, you cannot eat most of the menu options in school cafeterias because they
are not halal-certified except sea foods and a few other items.
● https://kmfhalal.org/en/certificate
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Food!
Tips: I cannot eat here because they do not have
Muslim-friendly options

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● Some products that may appear like nonmeat products may contain other
ingredients. Example: Marshmallows (pork gelatin) or biscuits (containing non-
halal meat)
● Most Ramyun (contains pork or non-halal meat ingredients).
● Avoid biscuits, Ramyun, and snacks that contain non-halal ingredients.
● Cook at home: fish, halal meat (chicken, beef, mutton), egg, vegetables, tofu
etc.
● There are some online shops and apps that deliver halal products and food.
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Food!

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Food!
South Asian Muslim Friendly Restaurants
o https://goo.gl/maps/SMXo7QWq7EccNi7v6
Korean Muslim Friendly Restaurants
o https://goo.gl/maps/AAmwxSeCCtB5eRxP7
Central Asian Muslim Friendly Restaurants
o https://goo.gl/maps/59264fZwhrb7ider7
Turkish Muslim Friendly Restaurants
o https://goo.gl/maps/4hAX7GHD8DkWigd67

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Food!
Arab Muslim Friendly Restaurants
o https://goo.gl/maps/k6q7RDXGbhEDe8An8
Indo/Malay Muslim Friendly Restaurants
o https://goo.gl/maps/8BjB7Cme2ABsVgmMA
Misc. Muslim Friendly Restaurants
o https://goo.gl/maps/yahpZEoqZm2jwm6A9
Vegan Muslim Friendly Restaurants
o https://goo.gl/maps/nhNAC2i47scZW7oB9

14. Living as a Muslim student in Korea
● Masjid & Praying rooms
● Masjids: (Seoul Central Mosque, Bupyeong Masjid, Ansan Masjid and Islamic Centre,
Daejeon Islamic Centre and Masjid, Daegu Masjid, Busan Masjid, Gwangju, Masjdi, Jeonju
Masjid, Anyang Masjid, Paju Masjid…..
● Mussala or smaller Masjid organized by Muslim communities (KMI, KMC, Pakistan,
Kirgizstan,
● Prayer rooms in some universities (Hanyang University)
● Spaces organized by KTO/cities or shopping centers: COEX Mall, Lotte World etc.
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15. Korean Muslim History
15 officially registered mosques across the country, along with 150 to 250 musalla, or houses
of worship that are smaller in size than a mosque
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● Student visa (D-2)
● General Trainee (D-4)
● Arrival in Korea (To & From the Airport)
● Korean Language Education
● University Language Institutes
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Get Ready for Studying in Korea
Free online Korean programs
Korea Immigration and Integration Program (KIIP), socinet.go.kr/kiiptest.org

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● Confirmation of Passport and Visa Expiry Date
● Registration of Foreign Residents
● Losing the ARC
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Immigration and Stay for Foreigners

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● Hikorea
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Immigration and Stay for Foreigners

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Immigration and Stay for Foreigners
The local government and some private organizations for foreigners offer Korean language classes.

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Get Ready for Studying in Korea
Scholarship

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Immigration Guide

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Immigration Guide
• Reporting a change of Foreign Resident Registration
· Name, gender, birth date, or nationality
· Passport number, passport issuance date, period of validity
· Change of school (including school name changes)
- In principle, changing (transferring) schools to an improperly run school is prohibited
- After completing a masters or doctorate degree, it is prohibited to change schools in
order to study for an identical degree (master’s degree → master’s degree, doctorate
degree → doctorate degree).
These individuals should instead leave the country and apply for a new visa.
Period for reporting: any change must be reported within 15 days of the change
Occurring Where to report: the local office within your jurisdiction, online reporting

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Immigration Guide
Change the status of the stay
For detailed information, please visit the Hi Korea(e-Government for Foreigners) website
(http://www.hikorea.go.kr) or call 1345 without area code.

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Housing
• Dormitory
• Boarding House
• Goshiwon
• Renting a room
What is furnished: air-conditioner, desk, bed?
* Is the place furnished with a washing machine?
* What are the conditions of the lease?
* Are utilities included?
* How much is the monthly maintenance fee?
* Is Internet connection free?
* How should I dispose of the garbage?
Tip :Things to consider when renting a room
Korean Legal Aid Cooperation: 132

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Waste Management
• Separate and package waste materials into different types of special plastic bags
(general waste, food waste, recyclable waste- cans and bottles, papers)
• Different bags for food and other waste can be bought from any convenience stores
(GS25, 7 eleven, Emart24)
• Big items, visit your community service, pay for service fees, issue/print a sticker, attach
it to the garbage item,

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Waste Management

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A. Taking the Bus
(1) City Bus
Tip: Things to consider when renting a room
• You can easily and conveniently check bus routes and schedules by downloading
transportation-related applications on your phone
* Seoul Transport Operation & Information Service: http://topis.seoul.go.kr
* Incheon Transit Corporation: https://www.ictr.or.kr
* Busan Information Management System: http://bus.busan.go.kr
* Daegu Metropolitan city BUS LINE GUIDE: http://businfo.daegu.go.kr
* Gwangju City Bus Infomation System: http://bus.gwangju.go.kr
* It's Daejeon ITS: http://traffic.daejeon.go.kr
* Sejong Metropolitan Autonomous City Traffic Information System:
https://bis.sejong.go.kr
* Jeju Bus Information System: http://bus.jeju.go.kr
Transportation

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Transportation
A. Taking the Bus
(1) Intercity Bus
Bus terminals in capital cities
※ Ticket Reservation for the intercity bus (also available in mobile application) https://txbuse.t-money.co.kr
※ Bus tago service website for intercity buses (also available in mobile application) https://www.bustago.or.kr

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Transportation
B. Subway
Seoul Metro
Example- Myeong-dong station is 424,
meaning stop number 24 on line 4

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Transportation
C. Taxi
National taxi call service: 1333 without area code
The basic fare for these taxis is about 3,300~3,900 won. Keep in mind that there is a
20% fare hike from 12 am to 4 am.
MobeomTax
※ Reservations by phone (1644-2255) or email (reserve@intltaxi.co.kr)

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Transportation
D. Train
• Six types of trains exist in Korea: KTX, Saemaeul, Mugunhwa, Nuriro, ITX and SRT
※ Reservations by apps-

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Transportation
E. Flights

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Transportation
F. Driver License

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Insurance
A. National Health Insurance Program
http://www.nhis.or.kr
English call centre service is available for foreign students at 82-33-811-2000.

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Insurance
B. International Student Insurance
C. The Medical System in Korea

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Insurance
• Make appointments in advance by visiting or calling the hospital or online
• When needing medicine for the flu or headache, use university health centres on campus. University
Health centers have flu medicine, painkillers, digestive medicine, and first-aid medicine, and staff for
assistance. For university students, all the medicine is free of charge
Hospital and clinics

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Banking
A. Opening a bank account

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Banking
B. Making bank transfers

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Banking
C. Foreign Exchange

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Banking
List of banks in Korea
- Bank of Korea: http://www.bok.or.kr
- Citibank Korea: https://www.citibank.co.kr
- Industrial Bank of Korea(IBK): https://www.ibk.co.kr
- KB Kookmin Bank: https://www.kbstar.com
- KEB Hana Bank: https://www.kebhana.com
- Korea Development Bank(KDB): https://www.kdb.co.kr
- Korea Eximbank: https://www.koreaexim.go.kr
- National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives: https://www.suhyup-bank.com
- NH Bank: https://banking.nonghyup.com
- Shinhan Bank: https://www.shinhan.com
- Standard Chartered Bank Korea: https://www.standardchartered.co.kr
- Woori Bank: https://www.wooribank.co

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Communication & Internet Services
A. High-Speed Internet
B. Internet Cafe (PC bang)

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Communication & Internet Services
C. Mobile phone
• KT Olleh, SK Broadband and LGU+, prepaid cell phone service
• passport or ARC
• Public and free Wi-Fi on campus, city buses, coffee
shops and restaurant

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Leisure Activities
Sports
• Soccer
• Cricket
• Volleyball
Amusement Parks
• Lotteworld: https://adventure.lotteworld.com
• Everland: https://www.everland.com
• Seoul Land: https://www.seoulland.co.kr
• My Land: http://www.my-land.kr
• Eworld: http://www.eworld.kr
• Gyeongju World: https://www.gjw.co.kr
Halal Entertainment

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Shopping
• Traditional Markets
• Street shopping
• Online shopping
Daiso, Emart, Yongsan Electronic mart, Techno mart, Dongmyo Flea Market
Online shopping (Gmarket, Coupang …)

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Festivals in Korea

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Job opportunities
A. Part-time Work for Foreign Students
• General regulations: In general, students are limited to part-time, hourly
jobs that are commonly done by students (such as low-skilled labor).
※ When a student plans to work a job approved as per the Immigration Control Act Enforcement
Ordinance (See chart 1-2 attached), specific guidelines are applied according to qualifications (For
example, scholarship students of the Teach and Learn in Korea program, English conversation
instructors, professional interpretation and translation)
※ Private tutoring is heavily restricted according to the location, tutoring recipient, and other
factors.

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Job opportunities
A. Part-time Work for Foreign Students

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Job opportunities
A. Part-time Work for Foreign Students
Those with student visas (D-2) or language trainee visas (D-4-1, D-4-7) who possess a
certain level of Korean ability and have received confirmation from the person in charge
of international students at their university
B. Job Seeker visa (D-10)
• Eligible individuals
• Ineligible individuals

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Employment information
Job Fair for International Students

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Tips on Safety
• Sharing your contact information
• Complying with the law
• Familiarizing yourself with emergency numbers
Exemption from Obligation to Notify: If you are a victim of a crime, report it to the police even
though you are undocumented. The police shall not report you to the immigration office.

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Practical Korean phrases

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Holidays in Korea

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Types of Misdemeanors & Penalties

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Crime Report& Emergency Calls For Other Civil Complaints
Reporting crime 112 Immigration Contact Center 1345
School Violence Reporting
Center
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National Governmental Call
Center
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Fire/ Emergency 119 Korea Travel Helpline 1330
Hacking/ Spam 118
Human Rights Violation
Complaints& Counseling
1331
Women’s emergency/
counseling
1366 Legal Advice& Counseling 132
Danuri (Gender Equality&
Family)
1577-1366
Child Protection Agencies 129
Youth Cyber Counseling 1388
Need Help? Remember these numbers!

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Crime Prevention

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Community Base Activities

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● Graduation requirements (number of credits, prerequisite courses, language test, compressive exam, thesis, publis
hing article …)
● Make you a role model, Keep FOOTPRINT
● Time management
● Party
● Stress
● Workaholic
● Mentorship
● Strategic
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Lab and Research
Perfection/Balance

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● Korean Muslim Federation (http://www.koreaislam.org/)
● Seoul Central Mosque (http://www.koreaislam.org/en/mainpage/)
● Muslim Student Association-Korea Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/muslimstudentskorea/)
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Useful Site/Links and Apps

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● Restaurants
○ https://english.visitseoul.net/tours/Seoul-Recommended-Halal-Restaurants_/23599
○ https://www.havehalalwilltravel.com/halal-korean-restaurants-in-seoul
○ https://hrwkorea.or.kr/restaurants/rest_list.php
● Halal stores
○ https://www.havehalalwilltravel.com/9-halal-food-marts-in-korea-you-never-knew-about
○ https://www.yeshalal.co.kr/
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Useful Site/Links and Apps

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● Masjid and prayer rooms
● https://hrwkorea.or.kr/tips/mos.php
● (Halal food) delivery service
● https://www.shuttledelivery.co.kr/en/restaurant?tags=halal
● Must have Apps in Korea
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Useful Site/Links and Apps

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● Kakao Talk (also KakaoMetro, KakaoBus, KakaoTaxi)
● (Naver) Papago (a multilingual machine translation cloud service)
● Naver Map
● Naver Dictionary
● Waygo (offline translator)
● Zigbang, Dabang (for searching room and apartments)
● Gmarket (global), Coupang (online shopping)
● Karrot (for selling and buying items)
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Useful Site/Links and Apps

63. Islam in ROK
• KMF
• MSAK
• KMC
• KMI
• Salam Nuri
• Busan Muslim Students Association (BMSA)
• Indonesian Muslim Students Association (IMUSKA)
• MSA-KAIST
• MSA-KHU
• Young Researchers Society (YouRS)
• Islamic Education and Research Academy (iERA)
• Hidayah Foundation Malaysia
• International Institute of Islamic Thought Malaysia (IIIT)
• Interactive Dakwah Training Malaysia (IDT)
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64. Korean Muslim History
● Islamic holidays are not national holidays
● Islamic clothing, like Hijab (Koreans might give us a curious look as they walk by),
and Man.
● Isolation- to have friends who can make you feel at home
● The Korean constitution states that everybody has freedom of religion
● As they respect your religion, but you may feel left out or overwhelmed when
everybody else in your friend group drinks
● Conflict between Islam and Korean culture
● Islamophobia
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● People’s concern about Islam due to the Western media’s propaganda
● Islam mat and dress used for praying
● never been discriminated against for being a Muslim
● Compassionate towards us, particularly during Ramadan and Eid
● At least one Muslim friend or a Muslim friend group
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● Bibimpap, kimpap, bogeum pab, fish, porridge,
● Please remove ham and bacon햄, 베이컨 빼고 주세요.
● Please do not include alcohol in the food 음식에 술 넣지 마세요.
● Where is the prayer room? 기도실 어디 에요?
● Please remove all meat from the food. 고기 빼고 주세요.
● Is the meat halal? 할랄 고기 에요?
● Do you have an English menu? 영어 메뉴판 있나요?
● Where is the restroom? 화장실 어디 에요?
● I want to go to… . Which way should I go? 에 가고 싶어요. 어디로 가야 하나요?
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Food!

67. Qualities of the believers
• Who are humble in their prayers
• who avoid whatever is vain and frivolous
• who observe Zakah
• who strictly guard their private parts
• who are true to their trusts and their covenants
• who guard their Prayers
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Surah Al-Mu'minun 23:1-11

68. Day of Judgment
• Events that have already taken place
• Events that are happening at present
• Events that are yet to happen
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https://www.islamicfinder.org/news/48-signs-of-qiyamah/
Quran, hadiths, and biography/ Seerah of Muhammad (PBUH)

69. Some Shortcomings of Muslims in Korea
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https://www.islamicfinder.org/news/48-signs-of-qiyamah/
• Manage the lab time and pressure
• Lack of organized/Masjid community and sound activities for Muslims
• Excuse!

70. Choose Your Way
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VS
Try to be perfect Muslim So-called Muslim

71. Jajakallah!
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Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:
"There shall come upon the people a time in which the one who is patient upon his
religion will be like the one holding onto a burning ember.
“Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2260