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Christian men publicly flogged for drinking alcohol and gambling in Indonesia's Aceh

Two Christian men were publicly flogged last week in Indonesia’s ultra-conservative Aceh province in a rare case involving non-Muslims. They were caught drinking alcohol and gambling. The two accused received 40 lashes each from a masked sharia officer. They were beaten in their backs with a stick. One of

If all go well, Aceh men will have 4 wives soon

MEDAN — The once restive province of Aceh is planning to make it legal for men to have up to four wives but activists fear the law would normalise extramarital affairs. Aceh is the state where LGBT practitioners get lashed in public and women are whipped if caught for extra marital

Two Christians whipped in public under Shariah laws in Aceh

Two Indonesian Christians were publicly whipped for gambling in the province of Aceh, said the Wall Street Journal yesterday. It said this was a rare case of non-Muslims being punished under Islamic law. It also said this was indication Indonesia is shifting toward a more politicized brand of the religion