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Mutawa - religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded

Mutawa'een

constabulary, police, police force, law - the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia - an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy

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constabulary Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Law Mutawa'een police police force Saudi Arabia			Ironically, the virtue committee idea appears to be taking off in Yemen just as the Saudis, angered by some high-profile excesses, try to loosen the stranglehold of their own mutaween, who police the ban on women drivers, on women travelling without a chaperone and whose latest activity is to enforce a prohibition on selling dogs and cats for domestic pets. A new Taliban? by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk It may even attract a whack on the shins from the stick of a passing mullah, backed up by Mutaween (religious police). WHEN IN ROME.. Local customs abroad can be a nightmare. Here's how to ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) The much-feared mutaween roam the streets wielding sticks to enforce dress codes and sex segregation and to ensure that prayers are performed on time. Fifteen girls died. (Worth Noting) by Gajewski, Karen Ann / The Humanist			Mutableness Mutably mutacism mutafacient Mutage mutagen mutagenesis mutagenic mutagenicity mutagenize Mutamycin Mutanchiang mutandum mutant mutant gene Mutare mutase mutate mutation mutation stop mutational mutatis mutandis mutative Mutawa Mutawa'een Mutaween Mutazilite mutch mutchkin mute mute swan Mute-hill muted Mutely Muteness Mutessarif Mutessarifat muti Mutic muticous mutilate mutilated Mutilated gear mutilation Mutilator Mutillidae Mutilous Mutine mutineer Muting mutinous			mutational Mutational load Mutational load Mutational load Mutationalism mutationally mutationally mutationally mutationally Mutationism Mutations Mutations Mutations Mutations Mutatis mutandi Mutatis mutandi mutatis mutandis mutatis mutandis mutative mutative Mutato Mutato Mutato Mutator Mutator mutator phenotype Mutators Mutators Mutawa Mutawa'een Mutaween Mutazilite Mutazilites MUTB MUTC MUTCD Mutch mutches mutchkin mutchkins MUTCO MUTD mute mute mute mute mute Mute (Disorder) Mute (Disorder) Mute (music) Mute (speech) Mute (speech) Mute Cornett Mute Math Mute on Sound Mute people Mute people mute swan mute swan Mute Swans Mute Swans

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Mutawa (redirected from Mutaween)

Mutawa
(redirected from Mutaween)