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Aceh – When Morality Policemen Became Gang Rapists

yasna — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:05:50 +0000

The Rape On A Friday

When the policing of morality turns rogue, nothing can really be as shocking as this case in East Aceh, Indonesia. Two members of the Wilayatul Hisbah – also known as the Sharia Police – in East Aceh have been sentenced to eight years imprisonment for raping a 20-year-old student while on duty. [...]

Caught Gambling – Caning For Trio By Aceh Police, Indonesia

yasna — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:45:17 +0000

Caning For Gambling Trio

The Aceh Police caned three Daya Daboh men on June 25, 2010 in Jantho, Aceh. Their mea culpa was that they were apparently gambling in the front of the Al-Munawarah Mosque during a wedding ceremony. Police said that the audacious men were playing cards while waiting for a cow-slaughtering ritual as part of [...]

No More Tight Pants For Muslim Women In West Aceh, Indonesia

yasna — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:30:42 +0000

The Ban On Tight-Fitting Clothing

It is now an official law in West Aceh (Aceh Barat); Muslim women are barred from wearing tight pants, trousers, jeans, or any clothing perceived to be tight-fitting. In unprecedented lawmaking on such contentious issues, the West Aceh regency introduced this new law which came into force on May26, 2010. Its reach is [...]

Was The 2004 Tsunami Created By Malaysian Islamic Movement Leader?

yasna — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:04:39 +0000

The “Real” Culprit Behind The 2004 Tsunami

In a recent controversial book launched in Jakarta titled “Tsunami: The Proof of Abuya, The Son of Bani Tamim”, Hatijah Aam postulated that the cataclysmic 2004 Boxing Day tsunami in Aceh was the brainchild of Asaari Muhammad or affectionately known by his followers as Abuya – the leader of the [...]

Mob Justice For Muslim Couple Caught In Adultery

yessir — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:20:21 +0000

Adulterous Couple Paraded Naked And Beaten

An Indonesian Muslim couple chose the wrong province to engage in adulterous act. In Indonesia’s Aceh province, Shariah law has been introduced in stages. On Wednesday this week, the couple was caught in adultery by angry neighbors but instead of letting Shariah police handle it, the villagers proceeded to parade them naked [...]

Remembering The 2004 Asian Tsunami

yessir — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:58:03 +0000

Trust the Japanese to come up with the name “tsunami”. In Japanese, it means “harbor waves”. And that’s quite appropriate description indeed. Tsunami waves are caused by undersea tremblors or landslide. In the depths of the oceans, such tidal waves have relatively small wave heights. If you are sailing on the surface of the oceans you [...]

German Muslim Woman Turns Apostate

yessir — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:12 +0000

Recently women MPs in Kuwait won the right not to wear the Muslim headscarf in Parliament. In many western countries, freedom of dressing for women is a given. But for many Muslim women, they have a dress code to observe.

Qory Sandioriva, the current Miss Indonesia (Putri Indonesia) 2009 caused some disquiet when she did not wear a [...]

Aceh – Sharia Law On Women Wearing Trousers To Be Implemented

yessir — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:41:32 +0000

From January 2010, if you are a Muslim woman and you wear trousers (pants), you may want to be extra careful if you happen to be in West Aceh, Indonesia. District head Ramli Mansur has signed a bylaw that prohibits Muslim women in West Aceh from wearing certain kind of trousers. He said recently: “We have [...]

Somalia – Death By Stoning For Adultery

yessir — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:24:22 +0000

A couple in Somalia chose the wrong place to commit the act of adultery. They did it in territory under the control of the al-Shabaab group, and worse, they left evidence of their act – the woman became pregnant. Now they are paying for it with their lives.

Just recently, 33-year old Abas Hussein Abdirahman was stoned [...]

Aceh – Revisiting Sharia Law On Stoning

yessir — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:49:28 +0000

On September 14, the outgoing Aceh Legislative Council passed a set of bylaws (Qanun Jinayat) that effectively replaces certain sections of the Criminal Code with Sharia laws for Muslims. Among other things, these bylaws call for death by stoning for those caught in adultery. The Aceh governor has refused to sign off on these bylaws, but [...]