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sharia-law

National 5 years ago

Ulema Council supports Aceh’s plan to legalize polygamy

The legalization of polygamy, he said, would be the best solution for suppressing nikah siri (marria...

SE Asia 6 years ago

Transgender teenager from Brunei seeks asylum in Canada

Back home, family and friends sometimes asked if she was gay. It was an alarming question in the Sou...

Editorial 6 years ago

Equal justice in Brunei

On April 3, Brunei sparked global controversy with the confirmation of reports that it had adopted a...

Business 6 years ago

Virgin Australia cuts staff deal with Brunei airline over Sharia law

The company, Australia's second-biggest airline after Qantas, sent an email to employees explain...

World 6 years ago

France urges Brunei to drop stoning law for adultery, gay sex

The new penal code under strict Sharia law, to come into force in the tiny southeast Asian sultanate...

Opinion 6 years ago

PREMIUM
Self-criticism over sharia urgently needed in Aceh

An anticorruption NGO, MaTa, recently revealed there was widespread corruption in Aceh involving Rp ...

Opinion 6 years ago

PREMIUM
Toward better ‘waqf’ management

Indonesia, as the country with the largest Muslim population and the most generous country worldwide...

National 6 years ago

Aceh village leaders issue circular on Wi-Fi ban at cafes

Village leaders of Curee Baroh, Aceh, have issued a circular that calls on all cafes to remove acces...

National 6 years ago

Political parties clash over sharia-based bylaws

Sharia bylaws are widely popular among Indonesian Muslims, with 90.9 percent of 1,620 respondents in...

National 7 years ago

Aceh’s top sharia official denies plans to behead people

The head of the Sharia and Human Rights Division at Aceh’s Sharia Agency, Syukri Yusuf, denies...