Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 776 Wed. August 02, 2006       Letters to Editor Islam in South Korea Tanzila Nur Department of English International Islamic University, Chittagong Islam came to Korea during the Korean War through the Turkish troops who took part in that war. Abdul Rahman and Zuber Kochi, members of the Turkish troops stationed in Korea, began to preach Islam among the Koreans. They built a tent which they used as a temporary masque in a refugee camp. The first Korean ever to become a Muslim was Omar Kim who later converted some of his friends and family members. In 1967, the Korean Muslims established the Korea Muslim Federation (KMF) which was officially recognised by the government. At present a total of 47 Korean students are studying Islam and Arabic language in Saudi Arabia, Qatar Jordan, Turkey, Libya, Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan.