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Popular South Korean Muslim YouTuber and singer Dawood Kim halted the project of building a mosque after negative reactions from local residents.
Kim had announced the construction of a mosque on Youngjong Island in Incheon, South Korea, for which he had already purchased land for $1,365,500.
Kim had initially raised 20 million won and planned to pay the rest next month.
After the negative reactions from the people, both parties, Kim and the landowner, agreed to cancel the contract.
The landowner expressed ignorance about Kim’s intentions to build a mosque on the site.
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Kim shared in a post on his social media platforms that all the money received from people for the mosque construction has been returned to them.
He wrote that he has never harassed anyone, deceived, or fought, and if any of these claims are true, he should be punished.
Kim wrote that he faced issues in Korea after deciding to build a mosque, and those who are afraid of the spread of Islam in Korea should not be deceived by lies.
He wrote that Allah knows everything, his intention is only for Allah, and he will never back down from building a mosque in Korea.
It should be noted that Dawood Kim had announced his acceptance of Islam in September 2019, and he is also known by the names “Kim Kyun-woo” and “J Kim”. Kim has more than 5.52 million subscribers on YouTube and 3.5 million followers on Instagram.