Negotiated Distance and Coexistence: Spatial Politics of Otherness at Itaewon’s Seoul Central Mosque

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The research examines the relationship between the Muslim community and local society centered around the Seoul Central Mosque.
Long-term ethnographic study of the Seoul Central Mosque and its surrounding community.
Analysis of cultural identity and spatial interactions between diverse groups in Itaewon.
Exploration of tensions and conflicts through various social and political lenses.
Finds that tensions are rooted in societal anxieties related to Islam rather than direct religious conflicts.
Demonstrates coexistence is maintained through implicit practices of spatial separation and negotiation.
Highlights that active integration is not present, but rather a sharing of space with maintained distance.

Ethnographic study analyzes coexistence of the Muslim community and local society in Itaewon, suggesting nuanced social dynamics.

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Ji-Youn Kim (2026) studied this question.

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