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 absent is the tank-top exposing her bare arms and navel that Monica wears in the ad for cell-phone service running in the rest of the country.
Indonesia's Aceh Province and Shariah
Indonesia's Aceh Province and Shariah
Indonesia's Aceh Province and Shariah
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 absent is the tank-top exposing her bare arms and navel that Monica wears in the ad for cell-phone service running in the rest of the country.
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