Why does Aceh want to separate?

I am a Canadian Muslim who has come to know about two very sad facts regarding Indonesia, which is home to the largest population of our Muslim brothers and sisters in the world. - There is rampant corruption at every level of the government. Could this be possibly true? If it is true, then I feel very dejected. If we Muslims really know Allah, then corruption and bribery should be the last thing people would want to indulge in. - The Indonesian government needs to seriously ask itself why Aceh wants to separate. Why would a part of you want to separate? Both the central government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) should know that nothing in this world belongs to us. As Muslims, we should know that this whole earth belongs to Allah.

Our children, our properties, our very lives do not belong to us -- they belong to Allah. The GAM should strive to bond with their brethren in the rest of Indonesia. The Indonesian government should deal with utmost justice and compassion with the Acehnese. Our strength lies in our unity.

MIMI KHAN, Markham, Canada