On 26 December 2004 at 07:59 local time, a magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake struck 240km west of Sumatra, Indonesia, rupturing the greatest fault length of any recorded earthquake (1,500km long ...

And (I also hope) all people who come from various provinces (to compete in or watch the PON) will be impressed with Aceh. Banda Aceh, Aceh (ANTARA) - Youth and Sports Minister Zainudin Amali and ...

Islam: An IntroductionIslam: An Introduction "O people! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may ...

The Conference addressed Aceh’s achievements and critically important issues for the future of Aceh. Invited addresses and other papers on the issues, history, arts, and culture were presented by some ...

Piyasan Aceh (“Rejoicing in the Arts of Aceh”) presented by Syiah Kuala University’s Centre for the Arts, will feature the music and dances of the Acehnese, Gayo and Malay-Acehnese traditions and ...

But in principle, these two types of dances are in one unity. "The people of Aceh have many kinds of saman dances such as the Gayo dance, the Seudati dance in the coastal areas, the Rante Meusekat in ...

In another seudati performed this time by the men, you can hear body slapping, and finger clicking as the devotional rhythms are built up, along with some screams as the religious frenzy intensifies.