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The Jakarta Post 2017-06-26 : When people hear of Aceh, what comes to mind is a puritan area where nothing fun ever happens. Aceh began to adopt Islamic law in 2001 after a wave of
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decentralization allowed provinces in Indonesia to issue regional laws. The 2005 Helsinki Agreement that
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ended the decades-long insurgency in Aceh also strengthened the enforcement of the sharia, but it was not until 2014 that Aceh fully embraced the Qanun Jinayat. Aceh is not a two-dimensional place constrained by sharia rules. Here are some reasons why visitors should not be... more »
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