Will West Sumatra's new law lead to more Islamic conservatism in Indonesia?
A new law in Indonesia’s West Sumatra, which recognises that the province’s customs are based on Islamic law, could widen the implementation of Sharia in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation amid rising religious conservatism, human rights activists warned. The legislation, passed on June 30, contains an article that acknowledges three special characteristics of the province. One of them is that...
Source: asiaone.com
