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adnkronos.com - 10/28/2009
Indonesia: Women banned from wearing trousers and jeans
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Banda Aceh, 28 October (AKI/The Jakarta Post) - Women wearing jeans and other trousers in Indonesia's West Aceh will now face Islamic Sharia police, as will clothes vendors selling slacks for women. West Aceh Regent Ramli M.S. issued the controversial regulation on Tuesday. Those found wearing ...
democraticunderground.com - 10/24/2009
Strong quake hits off Indonesia
— democraticunderground.com — Source: [b]BBC/Asia-Pacific[/b] A magnitude 7 earthquake has hit off the coast of Indonesia, according to the US... Geological Survey (USGS). The quake was reported to have occurred in the Banda Sea, near the Maluku islands to the east of East Timor. The quake struck at a depth of 92 miles ... (more) Strong quake hits off Indonesia

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Indonesia: Women in Aceh must wear skirts, not pants
Jihad Watch — ... power. The second is the scope of Islamic law as a "total system" with something to say about every element of life. The third and most troubling is the mandate within Islam to impose Islamic rule by all means (Qur'an 8:39), especially while violence is not only acceptable, but glorified in the Qur'an and the example of Muhammad. This is how Aceh finds itself in the middle of a high-stakes debate on pants. "Indonesia: Women banned from wearing trousers and jeans," from Adnkronos International, October 28: Banda Aceh, 28 October ...

Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/30/2009
Gates of Vienna — ... Indonesia: Women Banned From Wearing Trousers and Jeans Banda Aceh, 28 October (AKI/The Jakarta Post) — Women wearing jeans and other trousers in Indonesia’s West Aceh will now face Islamic Sharia police, as will clothes vendors selling slacks for women. West Aceh Regent Ramli M.S. issued the controversial regulation on Tuesday. Those found wearing tight trousers, such as jeans, will have them cut by Sharia police, and will be forced to wear loose-fitting attire. “We have issued the regulation to ...

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