User:Mrsamir/Korean Vegetarian Group

Korean Vegetarian Group or KVG is a group of vegetarians located in South Korea. They are the first vegetarian group have accepted non-vegetarian members, and have taught many people both in South Korea and abroad that vegetarianism is good for the planet. It was founded by Samir Taha Abdelhamid (a.k.a 변우진 in hangeul, 變雨眞 in hanja, and Byeon Woo-jin),a highly talented musician (Bass, Mandolin, Sarangi,Sarinda, Bansuri,Dholak, Khomok,Dotara,Kanjira, Guitar, and drumset) and teacher living and working there. It was founded in early 2008 by Mr.Abdelhamid in an attempt to both unify vegetarians and vegans living in South Korea, as well as promoting vegetarianism in its true form and stopping the senseless slaughter of animals. In its first year of existance, it became a global organization, with members from South Korea, Scandinavia, America, Canada, Columbia, and other South American countries, possibly even Hungarian members. The group currently has 16 members, and is constantly expanding.

Affilations
Samir Abdelhamid is a natural vegetarian and a Hindu Pandit(priest), having trained with Pandits Ganesha Pandita and Uday Chauwe. The group does not, however, claim any praticular religious affiliations, in fact members belong to many different religions and backgrounds. It is speculated that many members are not even vegetarians at all, but rather carnivorous animal lovers. The

KVG, as called by members, is related to many other vegetarian and vegan groups located in South Korea.

Activities
KVG has mainly been involved in online activities, but they have been known to actually meet in person, to. Such meeting have been limited to the few members who actually live in Korea, but some members have attended meetings from abroad and/or by telepathy. Notable events were the "금겹살 파업" (Protest of over-priced pork), in which the group convinced 35 carnivores to eat a vegetarian diet for one day and "Meet the Man-Samir", in which members were lured into hopes of meeting the so-called "Emperor of Korean Vegetarianism and Veganism", only to be bored by each other's imaginary company. Both events were sucessful, and membership rose highly. They also resulted in intersting online discussions.

Criticism
Some people have criticized the group for its lack of members and contributions to the general goodness of humanity. Group emperor Byeon disdains such remarks, claiming that they are unfounded,ignorant,and insensitive. Current and former members have also claimed that Emperor Byeon runs the group as if it were his own personal kingdom rather that a global vegetarian group. Emperor Byeon flatly denies such allegations by his subjects. The KVG has also been under pressure from outside sources to hold more events, but Byeon remarks that "I'm only one man".

The KVG group's website is located on [www.facebook.com]. They accept all members.