More Photo Essays: Sharia Law in post-tsunami Aceh, Indonesia: aceh022

Acehnese watch birds flock to the Grand Mosque near the Aceh Market, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. In 2003, the provincial government of Aceh Province implemented a moderate form of sharia law on conduct and dress in their effort to reclaim Aceh as the Islamic capital of SE Asia.

Acehnese watch birds flock to the Grand Mosque near the Aceh Market, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010. In 2003, the provincial government of Aceh Province implemented a moderate form of sharia law on conduct and dress in their effort to reclaim Aceh as the Islamic capital of SE Asia.