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Tag Archives: Serambi Indonesia
A “Shariah Police” Operation in Banda Aceh
On Tuesday morning, 4 May 2010, the Wilayatul Hisbah (WH, the Aceh government’s “vice and virtue patrol,” the so-called shariah police force) together with the Satpol PP (the public order officer corps) staged one of their largest ever public “sweeping” … Continue reading
Posted in Aceh, Conflict, Indonesia
Tagged Aceh, aurat, Banda Aceh, campus, check point, college students, Darussalam, dinas syariat islam, gender, IAIN Ar-Raniry, Islamic law, kompas, mahasiswa, mahasiswi, polisi syariat, qanun, razia, religion, satpol PP, Serambi, Serambi Indonesia, Serambi Mekkah Yang Berubah, sexual violence, shariah law, shariah police, Simpang Mesra, surveillance, syariat islam, traffic, traffic accident, UNSYIAH, vice and virtue patrol, vigilantism, violence, WH, wilayatul hisbah
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Should Aceh’s Religious Leaders Demand an Apology from Serambi Too?
Today on facebook Aceh’s activist community had a good laugh sharing a picture of an advertisement that appeared on page 3 in today’s Serambi, Aceh’s oldest and most widely read provincial newspaper. The ad promotes a “late nite party” event tomorrow … Continue reading
Posted in Aceh, Indonesia
Tagged Aceh, advertising, Banda Aceh, beauty pageant, culture, Dinas Shariah, gender, HUDA, hypocrisy, Indonesia, Islamic law, Islamic orthodoxy, Jakarta Globe, Jimmy Saputra, Majelis Permusyawaratan Ulama Kota Banda Aceh, Medan, media, Miss Transsexual Aceh 2010, MPU, North Sumatra, Putroe Sejati Aceh, qanun, religion, Sarah Azhari, Serambi, Serambi Indonesia, shariah, society, Sumatra Utara, transsexual, waria
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