In Ansan, Muslims sometimes gather outdoors to pray -- backlash follows every time

ANSAN, Gyeonggi Province — On a Friday afternoon, dozens of men stream out of a five-story building in Ansan's Danwon-gu, some dressed in long white garments and caps, quietly walking away or chatting in small groups along the street. The building they emerge from looks like an ordinary commercial property, but it is the Ansan Islamic Center, one of 21 mosques operated nationwide by the Korea Muslim Federation. The crowd, made up mostly of Muslim migrant workers from across the city, had gathere

By The Korea Herald