Talk:Aceh

I've added some further details to the Aceh article based on information from friends in the region or friends working there (some associated with the Police department in Aceh province, others who were former guides in Leuser National Park before the current fighting, and finally by a member of AUSAid who frequently travels to Banda Aceh on aid work from his office in Jakarta). -- Marquis790.

Shariah
First of all, how should "shariah law" be capitalized? No caps? Caps for both words? Caps for only "Shariah"? Let's pick one and be consistent throughout the article.

Also, which one of these is true?

In the "Understand" section:

So far no sharia laws have been enforced upon tourists, and non-Muslims are officially exempted from having to follow sharia laws

In "Stay safe":

Since 2016, such laws have being applied both to Muslims and non-Muslims.

If shariah is being applied to non-Muslims, which shariah laws are being applied and how are they being applied? We need to be specific if we want to help visitors. Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:55, 30 April 2018 (UTC)


 * As far as i know, sharia laws being applied both to Muslims and non-Muslims, but the punishment is different. Muslims get harsher punishment than non-Muslims. Additional note: "Law" (hukum) and "Punishment" (hukuman) using an almost exact word, that's why the translation fails and confusing the reader. Veracious (talk) 02:22, 29 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Do you know enough about the situation to give examples? For example, if a non-Muslim drinks beer, is that punishable, and if so, how? What about if a Muslim and a non-Muslim commit khalwat? Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:40, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
 * It's stated that drinking alcoholic beverage is punished by getting whipped in front of public AND either getting jailed or fined. But, non-muslim could choose either getting jailed, fined, or getting whipped
 * And about khalwat.. it's almost same, the punishment is getting whipped for muslim (no alternative). And for non-muslim, they could choose either getting jailed or getting whipped
 * Oh, playing online game in public area can also lead you to getting whipped. Veracious (talk) 04:16, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Wow, online non-gambling games being severely punished! That's really strict! Well, I think it's important to mention these kinds of things in the article so that visitors know what they're getting into and make sure to behave within the local interpretations of Syariah while they're there. Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:52, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hmm, i don't know how to write the sentence, my English isn't any good. Can you do it please? Veracious (talk) 06:37, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
 * OK, I'll give it a try, probably tomorrow. Ikan Kekek (talk) 07:42, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok. Thank you. Veracious (talk) 08:12, 29 July 2022 (UTC)