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Indonesia Government Demands Foreign Men Pay To Marry Local Women

The $55,000 “Security Guarantee”

In a variation to the West’s pre-nuptial agreement, the Indonesian government is now proposing that legislation be passed to protect local Muslim women who marry foreigners.  Such protection will the the form of a 500 million rupiah ($55,000) “security guarantee”.  Local Muslim brides-to-be are upset at such a high amount demanded by the government’s [...]

Sharia Law In Aceh – Caning & Death

Indonesia is again in the news.  This time it involves Aceh, best known as the worst hit area during the 2004 tsunami that hit Indonesia.  In a couple more weeks, the Aceh Party (made up of former separatist fighters from the Free Aceh Movement) will take power in the new provincial assembly.

But this new provincial assembly is [...]