More Photo Essays: Sharia Law in post-tsunami Aceh, Indonesia: aceh018

Sharia policemen line up for roll call before a weekly night patrol, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. 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.

Sharia policemen line up for roll call before a weekly night patrol, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. 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.