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@article{ART002835375},
author={JOOWON YUK and Sohoon Yi},
title={Racism in Disguise: Islamophobia and Daegu Daruleeman Islamic Mosque},
journal={Asia Review},
issn={2234-0386},
year={2022},
volume={12},
number={1},
pages={33-65}

TY - JOUR
AU - JOOWON YUK
AU - Sohoon Yi
TI - Racism in Disguise: Islamophobia and Daegu Daruleeman Islamic Mosque
JO - Asia Review
PY - 2022
VL - 12
IS - 1
PB - 아시아연구소
SP - 33
EP - 65
SN - 2234-0386
AB - On February 16, 2021, the Bukgu District Office in Daegu City suspended the construction license of the Daruleeman Kyungpook Islamic Centre (Daruleeman Mosque) based on the petitions submitted by the neighbouring residents. Subsequently, the residents set up a task force to interrupt the construction process, by guarding the construction site, distributing anti-Islamic leaflets, and hanging banners and placards throughout the neighbourhood and the city. This paper focuses on the emergence of ‘regular people’ who engage in racism instead of a state body or specific individuals to analyze 93 pieces of writings extracted from the banners and placards. These banners and placards may appear as if residents are rightfully protesting a construction project in their neighbourhood, a common form of protest observed in other parts of the country, and not an act of racism. The paper uses the concept of ‘racism in disguise’ to show how a racially motivated conflict takes the appearance of other preexisting social conflicts. Moreover, this paper starts from the perspective that Islamophobia is inherently multi-scalar in investigating the Daruleeman Mosque conflicts, paying keen attention to dynamics at global, national and local scales. Through this case study, the paper shows that Islamophobia in South Korea is not just ‘imported’ from the West but re-reinvented through an ethnic Korean-based, exclusive notion of citizenship-making and materialized according to the local context.
KW - Daegu Daruleeman Islamic Mosque;Islamophobia;racism in disguise;social conflict;reverse discrimination
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JOOWON YUK and Sohoon Yi. (2022). Racism in Disguise: Islamophobia and Daegu Daruleeman Islamic Mosque. Asia Review, 12(1), 33-65.

JOOWON YUK and Sohoon Yi. 2022, "Racism in Disguise: Islamophobia and Daegu Daruleeman Islamic Mosque", Asia Review, vol.12, no.1 pp.33-65.

JOOWON YUK, Sohoon Yi "Racism in Disguise: Islamophobia and Daegu Daruleeman Islamic Mosque" Asia Review 12.1 pp.33-65 (2022) : 33.

JOOWON YUK, Sohoon Yi. Racism in Disguise: Islamophobia and Daegu Daruleeman Islamic Mosque. 2022; 12(1), 33-65.

JOOWON YUK and Sohoon Yi. "Racism in Disguise: Islamophobia and Daegu Daruleeman Islamic Mosque" Asia Review 12, no.1 (2022) : 33-65.

JOOWON YUK; Sohoon Yi. Racism in Disguise: Islamophobia and Daegu Daruleeman Islamic Mosque. Asia Review, 12(1), 33-65.

JOOWON YUK; Sohoon Yi. Racism in Disguise: Islamophobia and Daegu Daruleeman Islamic Mosque. Asia Review. 2022; 12(1) 33-65.

JOOWON YUK, Sohoon Yi. Racism in Disguise: Islamophobia and Daegu Daruleeman Islamic Mosque. 2022; 12(1), 33-65.

JOOWON YUK and Sohoon Yi. "Racism in Disguise: Islamophobia and Daegu Daruleeman Islamic Mosque" Asia Review 12, no.1 (2022) : 33-65.