Islamic religious police
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Islamic religious police may refer to any of these organizations:
Multiple Islamic nations have had a Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice:
- MutaweenMutaweenThe word mutaween most literally means "volunteers" in the Arabic language, and is commonly used as a casual term for the government-authorized or government-recognized religious police of Saudi Arabia....
of Saudi Arabia - BasijBasijThe Basij is a paramilitary volunteer militia established in 1979 by order of the Islamic Revolution's leader Ayatollah Khomeini. The force consists of young Iranians who have volunteered, often in exchange for official benefits...
of Iran - Polisi Syariat Islam of IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
's territory of Nanggroe AcehAcehAceh is a special region of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its full name is Daerah Istimewa Aceh , Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam and Aceh . Past spellings of its name include Acheh, Atjeh and Achin...
Darussalam - The various State Islamic Departments of Malaysia
Multiple Islamic nations have had a Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice:
- Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Afghanistan)
- Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Saudi Arabia)
- Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Gaza Strip)Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Gaza Strip)The Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice is a group in the Gaza Strip responsible for enforcing Muslim codes of behavior. According to journalist Khaled Abu Toameh and Middle East researcher Dr...