b'
Synopsis: The Invisible Asia Podcast is a special edition 9-episode series in which The Straits Times casts the spotlight on people and communities living in the shadows of their societies where they exist largely unseen and unheard of.\\xa0
\\nThe Straits Times\' South Korea correspondent Chang May Choon closes our series as she casts the spotlight on the South Korean Muslim minority. As many as 3,000 South Koreans convert to Islam each year, according to the Korea Muslim Federation.\\xa0
\\nBut a lack of understanding of Islam among the country\\u2019s general populace, contributes to the daily difficulties that they face for their belief.\\xa0
\\nIn this podcast, listen to translated testimonies from South Korean Muslim converts Song Bo-ra, Lee Seul and Yu Hong-jong. Our series\' narrator is Tan Jia Ning.
\\nSouth Korean government working to change its people\'s mindsets about Islam as Muslim tourist numbers rose pre-Covid (5:51)
\\nHong-jong on the difference between the way Christians and Muslims are viewed in South Korea (8:14)
\\nRead the full story by Chang May Choon: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/many-koreans-have-big-misunderstandings-about-islam
\\nProduced by: Magdalene Fung, Tan Jia Ning, Adam Azlee, Fa\'izah Sani, Penelope Lee & Ernest Luis
\\nEdited by: Adam Azlee
\\nDiscover ST\'s Invisible Asia podcast series:
\\nChannel: https://str.sg/wuZn
\\nApple Podcasts: https://str.sg/wu3s
\\nSpotify: https://str.sg/wuJH
\\nSPH Awedio app:\\xa0https://www.awedio.sg/
\\nWebsite: http://str.sg/stpodcasts
\\nFeedback to:\\xa0podcast@sph.com.sg
\\nInvisible Asia Videos: https://str.sg/wuTU
\\n---
\\nDiscover more ST podcast channels:
\\nCOE Watch: https://str.sg/iTtE
\\nIn Your Opinion:\\xa0https://str.sg/w7Qt
\\nAsian Insider:\\xa0https://str.sg/JWa7
\\nHealth Check:\\xa0https://str.sg/JWaN
\\nGreen Pulse:\\xa0https://str.sg/JWaf
\\nYour Money & Career:\\xa0https://str.sg/wB2m
\\nST Sports Talk:\\xa0https://str.sg/JWRE
\\n#PopVultures:\\xa0https://str.sg/JWad
\\nMusic Lab:\\xa0https://str.sg/w9TX
\\nDiscover ST Podcasts:\\xa0http://str.sg/stpodcasts
\\nDiscover BT Podcasts:\\xa0https://bt.sg/pcPL
\\n---
\\nSpecial edition series:
\\nTrue Crimes Of Asia (new): https://str.sg/i44T
\\nThe Unsolved Mysteries of South-east Asia (5 eps):\\xa0https://str.sg/wuZ2
\\nInvisible Asia (9 eps):\\xa0https://str.sg/wuZn
\\nStop Scams (10 eps):\\xa0https://str.sg/wuZB
\\nSingapore\'s War On Covid (5 eps):\\xa0https://str.sg/wuJa
\\n---
\\nFollow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts!
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
'