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Business 6 years ago

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MUI’s new edict to lure more sharia-compliant stock investors

Sharia-compliant investors accounted for around 2.9 percent of total investors in the capital market as of February this year.

Opinion 7 years ago

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Self-criticism over sharia urgently needed in Aceh

An anticorruption NGO, MaTa, recently revealed there was widespread corruption in Aceh involving Rp 398 billion (US$28,199). As usual, this fact has not invited significant attention in Aceh, unlike issues of sharia.

National 7 years ago

Table for two? In Aceh regency, that’s available only if you’re married

The circular is meant to serve as a guideline for business owners to abide by sharia, which prohibits khalwat (physical displays of affection between unmarried couples).

Politics 7 years ago

Why Aceh governor won’t be charged under sharia for his alleged crime

Social media was abuzz with netizens asking whether Irwandi Yusuf would be charged under sharia – in particular, whether his hands would be chopped off for corruption.

SE Asia 7 years ago

Malaysians outraged over reports of child marriage

Reports of marriage between a 11-year old girl and a man 30 years her senior sparked an uproar in Malaysia on Saturday, reigniting debate on the subject of underage marriage in the Muslim majority country.

Business 7 years ago

Suriname invites Indonesia to open sharia banks

A delegation from Suriname visited Indonesia on Monday to learn about the latter's sharia banking system and invite Indonesian businesses to invest in its own sharia banking industry, an official has said.

National 7 years ago

Amorous couples, sex workers whipped in Aceh

A group of amorous couples and alleged sex workers were publicly whipped for breaking Islamic law in Indonesia's Aceh Friday, just a week after the province pledged to move the widely condemned practice indoors.

National 7 years ago

Aceh to move lashings behind closed doors

The sharia-based provincial government of Aceh has issued a gubernatorial regulation ending the practice of caning convicts in public.

National 7 years ago

Man, transgender person nabbed in Aceh for allegedly having sex

A man identified as N and a transgender person identified as M were arrested for allegedly being intimate in a beauty salon in Emperum, Banda Aceh.

National 7 years ago

Q&A: What you need to know about sharia in Aceh

The history of sharia in modern Aceh, however, goes back to the early days of the Reform Era, when Jakarta decided to grant the province a special status.

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PREMIUM MUI’s new edict to lure more sharia-compliant stock investors

PREMIUM Self-criticism over sharia urgently needed in Aceh

Table for two? In Aceh regency, that’s available only if you’re married

Why Aceh governor won’t be charged under sharia for his alleged crime

Malaysians outraged over reports of child marriage

Suriname invites Indonesia to open sharia banks

Amorous couples, sex workers whipped in Aceh

Aceh to move lashings behind closed doors

Man, transgender person nabbed in Aceh for allegedly having sex

Q&A: What you need to know about sharia in Aceh

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MUI’s new edict to lure more sharia-compliant stock investors

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Self-criticism over sharia urgently needed in Aceh