froginmythroat (FIMT)

There are those with a vested interest who make claims that Aceh, wrapped in the blanket of sariah law, is a haven for peity and dignity. That Aceh’s upstanding citizenship are a breed who dare not stray far from the policed boundaries of “polite” Muslim behaviour. The rest of the Acehnese, who don’t make such claims but nevertheless follow the rules, either just get on with living because they don’t care in the first instance, or when they need to take their “un-polite” behaviour to “liberated” zones. Read the rest of this entry »