South Korea's Religious Tolerance Tested Amid Mosque Backlash.

The construction of a mosque in Daegu, South Korea, has become a battleground for religious tolerance in the country. Muslim students raised funds to demolish their old building and put up a new two-storey structure, but the Buk district office issued an administrative order halting construction, citing complaints from local residents. The dispute has turned the construction site into a target of virulent Islamophobia, with pig heads left outside and pork barbecue parties held in front of the site. The country’s human rights watchdog recommended that construction be resumed, and the Supreme Court ruled that the administrative order to stop construction was illegal.