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Indonesia Faces Creeping Sharia Across Society
In Indonesia a rising conservative bloc promotes Islamic law from local bans on street misbehavior to a nationwide agenda. Public order officers arrest women alone after dark for not wearing headscarves, while thieves may face hand amputation in Aceh. Christians wear Muslim dress in Padang schools and public morality laws spread amid political ambivalence.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Suharto
Sumatra
Sulawesi
Lilis Lindawati
Tangerang
Lindawati
Irfan Awwas
Majelis Mujahid
Awwas
Pancasila
U.S
Middle East
Iraq
Afghanistan
Dewi Latifah
Yudhoyono
Abdurrahman Wahid
Wahid
Aceh
Padang
Yongku