The generally witless Daily Mail gets something right for once, correctly noting that Aceh “is the only place in Muslim-majority Indonesia to administer Sharia.” Usually establishment media reports about Sharia punishments claim that what is being administered is “Aceh’s strict interpretation of Sharia,” or “the Taliban’s,” or whoever may be applying Sharia in a particular […]
Indonesia: Two men publicly flogged 76 times for homosexual activity
A hadith depicts Muhammad specifying the punishment for homosexual activity: “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, ‘Whoever you find doing the action of the people of Loot, execute the one who does it and the one to whom it is done.’” (Sunan Abu Dawud 4462) “Two men publicly […]
Indonesia: Couple flogged for sex outside of marriage, others flogged for gambling and boozing
What fun they’ll have in Europe. “Indonesia’ strict Muslim province canes couple for sex outside marriage,” AFP, June 4, 2025 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): A man and woman were publicly flogged 100 times each in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province on Wednesday after they were found guilty of sex outside marriage by a court […]
Indonesia: Aceh bans unrelated men and women from being together in public and women from public areas after 11PM
The idea is “to mold a generation of people who faithfully comply with Islamic values in their daily lives.” Another effect will be to turn people away from Islam, as has happened in the Islamic Republic of Iran. “Indonesia’s Aceh bans unrelated men and women from being together in public,” by Uzair Thamrin, Benar News, […]
Indonesia: Couple flogged publicly for extramarital affair in Sharia-compliant Aceh province
A man and a woman in Indonesia’s Banda Aceh city, on Wednesday, November 10, were given 17 lashes publicly for having an extramarital affair, which is a moral offense as per Sharia, which is enforced in the city. The man and the woman were individually brought into the area, which is features a gallery […]
Indonesia: Women wanted by local authorities for cycling in “sexy clothes”
The alleged offence caused by these women is due to the Islamic tenets which strip women of their equal rights and objectify them, and which are strictly enforced in Sharia-adherent Aceh: (Quran 24:31) And tell the believing women to reduce of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment except that […]
Indonesia: Terrified woman publicly caned for violating Sharia by having sex outside of marriage
But remember: any criticism of Sharia out of you will immediately show you to be a racist, bigoted “Islamophobe.” “Terrified Indonesian woman is escorted by police before being caned in public for having sex outside marriage in violation of Sharia law,” by Sophie Law, Daily Mail, March 2, 2020: A terrified woman was today dragged […]
Indonesia: Multiple arrests of couples on Valentine’s Day, “These social illnesses must be prevented”
“Allah did not create man so that he could have fun. The aim of creation was for mankind to be put to the test through hardship and prayer. An Islamic regime must be serious in every field. There are no jokes in Islam. There is no humor in Islam. There is no fun in Islam. […]
Indonesia: Sharia police tell all-female flogging squad to “have no mercy for those who violate Allah’s law”
Aceh’s all-female Sharia flogging squad is the perfect metaphor for Western feminists’ refusal to denounce Sharia oppression of women. When the time comes, maybe the Women’s March or Code Pink could select female floggers for Sharia police in the U.S. “Indonesia’s Sharia police tout historic female flogging squad: ‘Her technique was nice,’” by Douglas Ernst, […]
Sharia Indonesia: Woman caned in public for being “in close proximity” to boyfriend
But remember: anti-Sharia laws in the U.S. are racist, bigoted, and “Islamophobic.” “Young woman is caned in public as punishment under Sharia law for being ‘in close proximity’ to her boyfriend in Indonesia,” by Ross Ibbetson, Mailonline, October 29, 2018 (thanks to The Religion of Peace): The 21-year-old was whipped along with her boyfriend before […]