Unmarried couples banned from motorbike rides

A district in Indonesia’s Aceh passed legislation banning unmarried men and women from riding together on motorbikes. The regulation, which will come into effect in a year. Authorities said the move was part of “efforts to implement sharia law fully”. Lawmaker Fauzan Hamzah said, “Unmarried people sitting closely together on a motorcycle is clearly against Islamic sharia as it could lead to sinful acts.”

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