Priorities. Sharia Alert from modern, moderate Indonesia, and an update on this story: “West Aceh police checkpoints and raids against jeans and tight skirts,” from Asia News, May 27 (thanks to C. Cantoni):
Jakarta (AsiaNews) – The women of the District of West Aceh can no longer wear jeans or tight skirts, considered indecent and against Islam. From yesterday in the city of Meulaboh, Wilayatul Hisbah (special police for the enforcement of Sharia), are patrolling the streets forcing people wearing the offending clothing to wear a tunic tailored to Islamic rules. The restrictions also affect men, who can not wear shorts in the tropical country.
Ramli Mansur, head of the district, said: “To enforce the Sharia, for the next days the special police will carry out raids against women who offend Islamic law.” He adds that agents have purchased more than 20 thousand coats to be distributed in public places and created a series of checkpoints along the roads to the city to stop travellers….