Muslim Human Rights Center Opens
By Ines Min
Contributing Writer
By the mere means of word of mouth, Seoul's first Muslim human rights center has managed to find a steady stream of people in need of its services. The facility, which opened near Seoul's only Mosque in Itaewon in late May, has since been helping people fight the scourge of discrimination.
One staff member, who identified himself only as Park, said the non-profit organization is helping foreign Muslims overcome a multitude of issues they confront in everyday life ― from those whose pay has been refused for work completed, to individuals who have had difficulty obtaining a visa and people who simply need help getting a job.
The Emergency Committee of the Korean Islamic Foundation, whose mission is to prevent Muslims from being the victims of ``misdeeds," started the center to provide a place where people could gather and stop injustices.
The center, with a staff of six and no affiliation to the government or the police, does not advertise nor does it hold any events to promote its objectives, but Park said roughly eight people a day will visit looking for help.
It is open every day from 9 a.m. until late at night.