Located within the grounds of the Iranian embassy in Pyongyang, the Rahman Mosque was established in 1985, according to a sign posted on the outside of the building. Iran, a predominately Shia Muslim country, originally built the mosque at its North Korea embassy compound for staff-only use. But today, Muslims of all faiths can attend services at the Rahman Mosque, and the site is a key pillar of the Islamic community in Pyongyang
that hosts Friday prayers, Eid celebrations, etc for anyone interested.
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This led me down a rabbit hole of seeing if there’s any strains of Islam in DPRK and sure enough, there is a Shia mosque on the grounds of the Iranian embassy that hosts Friday prayers, Eid celebrations, etc for anyone interested.
pretty neat
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Sure, here ya go. Typical lib takes in there but that’s where the quote is from
https://www.nknews.org/2021/05/inside-north-koreas-only-mosque-during-eid-al-fitr/