An Indonesian pilot(2nd-R) and flight attendants arrive at the Sultan Iskandarmuda international airport in Aceh on January 30, 2018. An Indonesian province said it is ordering Muslim female flight attendants landing in the region to don a hijab upon arrival -- or face punishment by religious police. Muslim women in Aceh, on the island of Sumatra, are required to wear the Islamic headscarf under religious law, while non-Muslim females can opt to wear modest clothing instead. / AFP PHOTO / CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: The Indonesian province said Tuesday that it is ordering Muslim female flight attendants landing in the region to don a hijab upon arrival – or face punishment by religious police.
Muslim women in Aceh, on the island of Sumatra, are required to wear the Islamic headscarf under religious law, while non-Muslim females can opt to wear modest clothing instead.
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