I'm an Egyptian Muslim girl who wanna study in south Korea because of the amazing curriculum of the studies i wanna take, but as Korea has rarely any muslims, i'm afraid that i would be bullied everywhere (especially that i cover my hair ( hijab ) or i might even not get accepted in the universities because of that. I really dont know if thats true or not,
Thank you.
Thank you.
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To be honest, I highly doubt your religion or religious attire will have a significant impact in deciding your acceptance into a university. Most Koreans in secondary education are highly educated and much less conservative than others, like in any other country, So, as long as you're appplying to a rather prestigious/solid school than your religion shouldn't be much of a problem in the acceptance process.
Korea does have a small (very small, though) population of Muslims. However, a lot of Koreans are Islamaphobic. A few years back, a relatively large group of Korean missionaries were kidnapped by the Taliban in the Middle East and quite a few were even decapitated (heads taken off) with swords on camera which the Taliban had the audacity to send to Korea. And since most people tend to be wary of people they have never met and have only heard bad stories about, you are probably going to catch some flak on the streets.
So, will your religion affect your application into a solid school? Probably not. Will you be looked at strangely on the streets? Probably. However, you can avoid the second situation by hanging around some Korean students who you get close with. Most college students in Korea are very liberal and are very open, so you shouldn't have a major problem mingling with them and they can serve as a buffer from any potential harassment on the streets, but it's not a surefire guarantee.
Good luck to you and I hope you make a thorough run-through of everything before you settle on any conclusion! (btw Korea does have quite a few women's universities that you may want to look into since your gender will be an advantage in this case. i.ewww.ewha.ac.kr/english/
Korea does have a small (very small, though) population of Muslims. However, a lot of Koreans are Islamaphobic. A few years back, a relatively large group of Korean missionaries were kidnapped by the Taliban in the Middle East and quite a few were even decapitated (heads taken off) with swords on camera which the Taliban had the audacity to send to Korea. And since most people tend to be wary of people they have never met and have only heard bad stories about, you are probably going to catch some flak on the streets.
So, will your religion affect your application into a solid school? Probably not. Will you be looked at strangely on the streets? Probably. However, you can avoid the second situation by hanging around some Korean students who you get close with. Most college students in Korea are very liberal and are very open, so you shouldn't have a major problem mingling with them and they can serve as a buffer from any potential harassment on the streets, but it's not a surefire guarantee.
Good luck to you and I hope you make a thorough run-through of everything before you settle on any conclusion! (btw Korea does have quite a few women's universities that you may want to look into since your gender will be an advantage in this case. i.ewww.ewha.ac.kr/english/
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