Do come and see for yourself.” Aminullah added that Islamic tourism in Banda Aceh offered traditional gems that no other region had, such as Baiturrahman Grand Mosque, zikir akbar (large-scale ...

It is Saturday night, and the streets of Banda Aceh ... wear the traditional Muslim headscarf. She refuses to comply with the Sharia police's rules. Outside the auditorium, I ask her why she is ...

He visited Banda Aceh for The Interpreter; earlier posts here ... there is no expectation that foreign women will comply with requirements for religious dress. But Banda, as the provincial capital, is ...

But it was Aceh, Indonesia – a province already blighted by decades of civil war – that was hardest hit, particularly the capital Banda Aceh, where waves of up to 20-30m swept through the city ...