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Thu 05 May 2010Aceh bans trousers in modesty drive
In a bid to implement Islamic Sharia law to the letter, Indonesia's West Aceh district has started giving away long, loose skirts to cover up Acehnese women caught wearing tight jeans.
The westernmost province of Aceh on Sumatra is the sole upholder of sharia law in the predominantly Muslim, but secular Indonesia. The previous local parliament passed a controversial law in September allowing adulterers to be stoned to death.
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