islamonline.net - 10/18/2008
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JAKARTA – After months of discussions, Indonesian lawmakers have agreed that bikinis are acceptable attire for beaches in the world's most populous Muslim country. "Tourists will be able to wear bikinis in special tourist areas, such as in Bali, so Indonesia's tourism industry won't be hurt by ...
articles.latimes.com - 10/14/2008
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articles.latimes.com —
As a boy in Indonesia, Barack Obama crisscrossed
the religious divide. At the local primary school, he
prayed in thanks to a Catholic saint. In the neighborhood mosque, he bowed to Allah. Having a personal background in both Christianity and Islam ...
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As a child, Obama crossed a cultural divide in Indonesia ...
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 10/24/2008
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org —
Frank Gaffney’s long been something of a lunatic,
but he’s usually stuck to holding lunatic views about
public policy (ask him sometime about the risk of Iran mounting an EMP attack against the US homeland). Now, though, he’s ...
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Gaffney Ups the Wingnut Quotient
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Good News! Bikinis Now Allowed In Indonesia!
Pirate's Cove —
No longer considered p0rn, Indonesia Allows Bikini
After months of discussions, Indonesian lawmakers have agreed that bikinis are acceptable attire for beaches in the world’s most populous Muslim country.
“Tourists will be able to wear bikinis in special tourist areas, such as in Bali, so Indonesia’s tourism industry won’t be hurt by this legislation,” Democrat Party lawmaker Husein Abdul Azis told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Friday, October 17.
“We are listening to the protests of stakeholders and people at large,” he added, referring to fears the tourism industry would suffer if bikinis were ...
Sweet! Bikinis Now Allowed In Indonesia
Stop The ACLU —
No longer considered p0rn, Indonesia Allows Bikini After months of discussions, Indonesian lawmakers have agreed that bikinis are acceptable attire for beaches in the world’s most populous Muslim country.“Tourists will be able to wear bikinis in special tourist areas, such as in Bali, so Indonesia’s tourism industry won’t be hurt by this legislation,” Democrat Party lawmaker Husein Abdul Azis told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Friday, October 17.“We are listening to the protests of stakeholders and people at large,” he added, referring to fears the tourism industry would suffer if bikinis were criminalized. Included with all vacation packages will be these suggestions of bikinis to avoid ...
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