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JP/1/aceh

Aceh's beauty shops
banned from sinning

The Jakarta Post
Jakarta

As part of the Islamic syariah law being implemented in the
restive province of Aceh, beauty salons, barber shops and hotel
businessmen must ban their workers and customers from wearing
non-Islamic dress.

"Beauty salon workers must not wear sexually arousing clothes,
which does not reflect the Islamic law," Sr. Comr. Andi Suryadi,
a spokesman for the Aceh provincial police, was quoted by Antara
as saying.

He said that the owners of beauty shops are obliged to provide
separate services for female and male customers.

"We hope all sides will not open a chance for others to commit
an act that could lead to a sinful deed, which clearly
contravenes the Islamic teaching," Andi said, quoting Aceh Police
Chief Insp. Gen. Yusuf Manggabarani.

The ban is part of the Islamic law that went into effect in
the rebellious province on Jan. 1 this year.

Andi said the authorities asked all Acehnese, including beauty
salons, barber shops and hotel managers, to play an active role
in enforcing the law.

"They must also be responsible and active in supervising the
law enforcement," he said. "Should they find violations of
Islamic syariah, they must immediately report them to the
police."

"Hotels, beauty salons and barber shops are asked to help the
local authorities build the moral character of people, so the
Islamic law can be implemented totally in Aceh," Andi said.

He said the police will deal firmly with those breaching the
syariah law.

Andi was speaking during a meeting with dozens of
businesspeople dealing with beauty and barber shops and hotels in
Banda Aceh.

The implementation of the syariah is part of the autonomy
arrangement offered by Jakarta.

Aceh was renamed Nangroe Aceh Darussalam when the autonomy law
came into effect in the province.