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Indonesia's Aceh Province and Shariah

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Aug 20, 2010
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Agnes Monica, the famous Indonesian actress and singer, is given to wearing sexy clothes, whether on stage, TV or advertising billboards -- but not in the provincial capital of Aceh province.

Just across from the 19th-century Baiturrahman Grand Mosque is a large billboard that features Monica wearing a headscarf — even though she's a Christian. Also abse…

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