Unexpected promise: disaster creates an opening for peace in a conflict-riven land.(Aceh connected after Tsunami ) From: World Watch | Date: November 1, 2006| Author: Renner, Michael | COPYRIGHT 2006 Worldwatch Institute. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Aceh--For centuries, this territory at the northern tip of Sumatra was at the crossroads of several of the world's major cultures and trade routes, leading some to say that Aceh really stands for Arabia-China-Europe-Hindustan. It was there that Islam was first introduced to the vast Indonesian archipelago in the 8th century. Later, an independent sultanate emerged that lasted for some five centuries.

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