Decorations were only put up 24 hours before Christmas, with security heightened.

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Singapore

Catholics hold muted Christmas mass in Indonesia's syariah stronghold

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BANDA ACEH, Dec 25 — With flickering candles and the sound of organs, hundreds of Catholics held a muted Christmas Eve mass in Indonesia’s Aceh province, the only one under ultraconservative Islamic law in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation. Christmas decorations are not allowed on the streets of Aceh — the only Indonesian province to implement strict Shariah law that includes punishments like flogging — where 98 per cent are Musli…

Malay Mail

Dato’ Siew Ka Wei

Selangor

Malaysia

Silent night in Aceh as Indonesian Catholics hold modest Christmas mass amid Shariah law restrictions

Catholics hold muted Christmas mass in Indonesia's Sharia stronghold Estelle.Bronkhorst Wed, 12/25/2024 - 13:45  
BANDA ACEH - With flickering candles and the sound of organs, hundreds of Catholics held a muted Christmas Eve mass in Indonesia's Aceh province, the only one under ultraconservative Islamic law in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation.Christmas decorations are not allowed on the streets of Aceh -- the only Indonesian prov…

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Catholics hold muted Christmas mass in Indonesia's Sharia stronghold

With flickering candles and the sound of organs, hundreds of Catholics held a muted Christmas Eve mass in Indonesia's Aceh province, the only one under ultraconservative Islamic law in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation. Christmas decorations are not allowed on the streets of Aceh -- the only Indonesian province to implement strict Sharia law

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Catholics hold muted Christmas mass in Indonesia’s Sharia stronghold

BANDA ACEH, Dec 25 — With flickering candles and the sound of organs, hundreds of Catholics held a muted Christmas Eve m......

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Mass of the previous evening Published on 26/12/2024 at 08:00 Zen reading 
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In light of the candles and with the organ music, hundreds of Catholics gathered to celebrate Christmas Mass in Aceh, Indonesia, the only province under the sharia regime in this Muslim-majority country. In Aceh there are no Christmas decorations on the streets, since it is forbidden in this region of Indonesia, the only one that established Islamic religious law and with 98% Muslims. There are only 6,000 Catholics. The Sacred Heart Church, buil…

A la luz de las velas y con la música del órgano, cientos de católicos se congregaron para celebrar la misa de Navidad en Aceh, en Indonesia, la única provincia bajo el régimen de la sharía en este país de mayoría musulmana. En Aceh no hay decoraciones navideñas en las calles, puesto que está prohibido en esta región de Indonesia, la única que instauró la ley religiosa islámica y con un 98% de musulmanes. Sólo hay 6.000 católicos. La iglesia del…

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Banda Aceh, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 25, 2024 
With flickering candles and the sound of organs, hundreds of Catholics held a muted Christmas Eve mass in Indonesia's Aceh province, the only one under ultraconservative Islamic law in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation. 
Christmas decorations are not allowed on the streets of Aceh - the only Indonesian province to implement strict Sharia law that includes punishments like flog

Catholics hold muted Christmas mass in Indonesia's syariah stronghold

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