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  • Indonesian Man Caned In Aceh For Khalwat Offence Collapsed

    Indonesian Man Caned In Aceh For Khalwat Offence Collapsed

    BANDA ACEH: An Indonesian man collapsed while being publicly caned Monday for spending time with a woman who is not his wife in contravention of strict Islamic laws in a staunchly Muslim part of the country.

    Herizal bin Yunus, 27, fainted after being caned eight times in front of a crowd in Aceh, the only province of the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country that imposes sharia law.

    Officials carried him off stage after he collapsed during the punishment outside a mosque in the provincial capital Banda Aceh, which was carried out by a religious official dressed in an all-encompassing, hooded cloak.

    But once he came to, a doctor examined him and said he was in good health, and he was taken back up on stage to be flogged another 14 times. A local religious court had sentenced him to be caned a total of 22 times.

    The man had broken Islamic laws that forbid people in Aceh from spending time in close proximity with members of the opposite sex who are not their husband or wife.

     

    Source: www.freemalaysiatoday.com

     

  • Relief Singapore: General, Relief and Trained Volunteers Required For Aceh Earthquake Relief Mission

    Relief Singapore: General, Relief and Trained Volunteers Required For Aceh Earthquake Relief Mission

    RSG is responding to the recent Aceh earthquake. We are putting together a team to head there from Dec 23-27 to assist with DEBRIS REMOVAL, CLEAN WATER and MEDICAL AID. Generalist volunteers and those new to relief volunteering are welcome to join the debris clearing team, and will undergo free training in the afternoon of Dec 18.

    We are also looking for volunteers who have FIRST AID skills or are MEDICALLY TRAINED as doctors, nurses, paramedics and EMTs.

    If you are keen to join the mission, please get in touch with us via [email protected] for more details.

     

    Source: Relief Singapore

  • Semua Masjid Singapura Akan Bantu Kumpul Dana Bagi Penduduk Aceh, Kaum Rohingya

    Semua Masjid Singapura Akan Bantu Kumpul Dana Bagi Penduduk Aceh, Kaum Rohingya

    Bermula Isnin (12 Dis), semua 70 masjid di Singapura akan menjalankan usaha mengumpul derma bagi membantu para mangsa gempa Aceh dan juga mangsa di Rakhine.

    Inisiatif itu diterajui oleh Yayasan Rahmatan Lil Alamin (RLAF).

    Kotak-kotak derma akan ditempatkan di kesemua 70 masjid di Singapura selama seminggu, dari Isnin depan sehingga 19 Disember 2016.

    Pada minggu lalu (7 Dis), daerah Pidie Jaya di Aceh dikejutkan dengan gempa sekuat 6.5 magnitud.

    Menurut pihak berkuasa, sehingga pagi ini (10 Dis) angka korban akibat gegaran yang memusnahkan banyak bangunan sudah melonjak melebihi 100 orang.

    14 masjid turut dilaporkan mengalami kerosakan akibat bencana alam itu.

    Penduduk Aceh bersolat Jumaat di luar masjid yang sudah roboh akibat gempa. (Gambar: CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)

    Di Rakhine pula, keganasan tercetus menyusuli serangan-serangan oleh kumpulan-kumpulan militan ke atas tiga pondok polis sempadan pada 9 Oktober lalu.

    Sejak itu, terdapat laporan-laporan tentang pengusiran beramai-ramai penduduk Rohingya dalam satu operasi tentera, dakwaan askar-askar membunuh ramai orang awam dan juga kampung-kampung yang dibakar.

    Pelarian Rohingya menunjuk perasaan terhadap penindasan yang berlaku di Rakhine. (Gambar: MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)

    CARA-CARA UNTUK ANDA MENDERMA

    Tertera pada tabung-tabung derma di masjid-masjid adalah: “Usaha Bantuan Kemanusiaan Bagi Aceh dan Wilayah Rakhine” (Humanitarian Relief Effort for Aceh and Rakhine State).

    Orang ramai juga boleh menghulurkan derma secara tunai atau cek, dengan cek ditujukan kepada “RLAF” dan dituliskan “Humanitarian Relief Effort for Aceh and Rakhine State” di bahagian belakangnya.

    Derma tunai dan cek boleh dikirimkan ke Bangunan Muis di Hab Islam Singapura. Orang ramai juga boleh membuat derma online menerusi laman Muis https://zakat.sg/ePayment/donations.aspx.

    Hasil kutipan derma akan dibahagikan sama rata untuk digunakan sebagai bantuan kemanusiaan bagi para mangsa di Aceh dan wilayah Rakhine.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Angka Korban Gempa Aceh Kini Melepasi 100 Orang; 14 Masjid Turut Mengalami Kerosakan

    Angka Korban Gempa Aceh Kini Melepasi 100 Orang; 14 Masjid Turut Mengalami Kerosakan

    Angka korban akibat gempa bumi kuat yang melanda Aceh di Sumatera, Indonesia meningkat kepada 102 orang, kata pihak berkuasa hari ini (8 Dis).

    Gempa sekuat 6.5 magnitud melanda wilayah itu pagi semalam, menyebabkan banyak bangunan dan rumah di daerah Pidie Jaya roboh. 85 daripada 102 mangsa sudah dikenal pasti, menurut Agensi Mencari dan Menyelamat Nasional Indonesia (BASARNAS) dalam satu sidang media.

    Ia turut mendedahkan bahawa 14 masjid mengalami kerosakan akibat bencana alam itu.

    Agensi tersebut menambah ia belum meminta bantuan antarabangsa untuk membantu usaha menyelamat kerana keadaan itu masih boleh ditangani di peringkat nasional – sambil menambah bahawa terdapat keperluan yang mendesak bagi bekalan makanan, pakaian kanak-kanak dan ubat-ubatan.

    BASARNAS menyatakan operasi mencari dan menyelamat akan diteruskan sepanjang “tempoh penting” ini, iaitu selama tujuh hari – tempoh genting untuk menarik keluar orang yang terperangkap di bawah runtuhan bangunan.

    Lebih 1,000 askar dan sekitar 900 pegawai polis dikerahkan ke kawasan-kawasan yang paling teruk terjejas untuk membangunkan tempat perlindungan sementara, kata seorang pegawai tempatan.

    “Bekalan elektrik masih terputus. Beberapa tempat sudah dipasang dengan mesin penjana kuasa, tetapi banyak lagi tempat yang memerlukannya,” kata ketua agensi bencana tempatan Puteh Manaf kepada AFP.

    “Jika hujan, kami khuatir penyakit akan menular.”

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Indonesia Introduces Strict Anti-Gay Law, Gay Sex Punishable With 100 Strokes Of Cane

    Indonesia Introduces Strict Anti-Gay Law, Gay Sex Punishable With 100 Strokes Of Cane

    Strict laws against homosexuality have come into effect in the conservative Indonesian province of Aceh.

    Gay sex between Muslim men or women, both locals and foreigners, can now be punished with 100 strokes of the cane.

    The law, passed in 2014 but only now being enforced, has faced opposition by rights groups.

    The strictly Muslim province has become increasingly conservative in recent years and is the only one in Indonesia allowed to implement Sharia law.

    Under the new laws, adultery also carries a possible penalty of 100 strokes. Those who accuse someone of adultery without proof could themselves face 80 lashes.

    A man is caned for violating Sharia law

    “The law is to safeguard human dignity. It is to protect Aceh’s Muslims from committing immoral acts,” provincial Sharia chief Syahrizal Abbas told the AFP news agency.

    But Ismail Hasani, from human rights group the Setara Institute for Democracy and Peace, criticised the law as “cruel, inhumane and against the constitution”.

    Gay sex is not illegal in the rest of Indonesia.

    Aceh has allowed brought in its own laws ever since reaching an agreement with the national government in 2001 to end a separatist movement.

    The province has recently seen a deterioration in relations between the Muslim majority and smaller religious groups such as Christians.

    Churches have been destroyed in violent protests in recent weeks or have been demolished by local authorities who said they lacked proper permits.

     

    Source: www.bbc.co.uk