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Aceh's Public Floggings Spark Fresh Debate on Sharia Enforcement

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Source: The Guardian
Aceh's Public Floggings Spark Fresh Debate on Sharia Enforcement
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Two people in Aceh, Indonesia, were publicly flogged a total of 140 lashes (100 for sex outside marriage and 40 for alcohol); the woman fainted during the punishment, highlighting the severity of Aceh's Sharia penalties and drawing scrutiny of enforcement.

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  1. Woman faints after being caned 140 times under Indonesian province’s sharia law  The Guardian
  2. Woman lashed 140 times for having sex outside marriage, drinking booze in far-flung Islamist region  nypost.com
  3. 140 lashes, stretchered off over harmless act  News.com.au
  4. Brutal moment woman FAINTS after being lashed 140 times in Sharia punishment  The US Sun
  5. Indonesia:Kotun Musulunci ta yi wa mace, namiji bulala 140 kan zina, shan barasa  Legit.ng

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