abstract:Adat (Jawi: عادة) refers to local regional customs and tradition not derived from Islam in the North Caucasus, Central Asia and Southeast Asia. This meaning of adat is used in Chechnya, Dagestan, Tajikistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and among Muslims in the southern Philippines.
The Palestinian Authority said it arrested Sa'adat, whom the Israelis have blamed in the planning of the assassination of an Israeli Cabinet member in November.
Also at issue is the proposed inclusion of traditional adat, or unwritten laws at the village level, in a sprawling archipelagic nation of 240 million people where local mores can vary widely.