More Photo Essays: Sharia Law in post-tsunami Aceh, Indonesia: aceh006

A woman sifts through dirt, pulling weeds in front of her new home which was built by the Irish Red Cross, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Although Aceh is a matriarchal culture, women who break Sharia rules are often stigmatized, and often become objects of harassment.

A woman sifts through dirt, pulling weeds in front of her new home which was built by the Irish Red Cross, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Although Aceh is a matriarchal culture, women who break Sharia rules are often stigmatized, and often become objects of harassment.