More Photo Essays: Sharia Law in post-tsunami Aceh, Indonesia: aceh014

Junior High and High School students study at the Islamic School, which offers both national and Islamic curriculum, in Banda Aceh, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Although Aceh is a matriarchal culture, women who break Sharia rules are often stigmatized, and often become objects of harassment, especially rape. Young adults who admit to having premarital sex are forced into marriage.

Junior High and High School students study at the Islamic School, which offers both national and Islamic curriculum, in Banda Aceh, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Although Aceh is a matriarchal culture, women who break Sharia rules are often stigmatized, and often become objects of harassment, especially rape. Young adults who admit to having premarital sex are forced into marriage.