'A young woman in Central Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) was apprehended by the authorities last night over her viral TikTok video, which may see her charged under Indonesia’s blasphemy law.
Using a disco light filter for the video, the 19-year-old Ria Ernawanti — who donned a mukena (a cloak covering the entirety of a woman’s head and body worn for prayer) — demonstrated sholat (Islamic prayer) only to stop in the middle of it to dance to the beat of the music in the background, presumably a dangdut koplo song. According to the caption, she resumed praying as her husband arrived home.'
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Using a disco light filter for the video, the 19-year-old Ria Ernawanti — who donned a mukena (a cloak covering the entirety of a woman’s head and body worn for prayer) — demonstrated sholat (Islamic prayer) only to stop in the middle of it to dance to the beat of the music in the background, presumably a dangdut koplo song. According to the caption, she resumed praying as her husband arrived home.'
Read more here: Indonesian woman faces blasphemy charge for dancing in the middle of prayer in TikTok video | Coconuts Bali