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  • The 'muttawas' have unquestionable powers and yield their powers to harras people of other faiths, evidence is planted, prayers in the privacy of the homes are cause for arrests and jail terms, While these are also the ways and avenues for corruption of these 'police.

    Spero News 2010

  • Two muttawas (Morality Police) delivered the document to Prince Salman, the governor of Riyadh.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • Two muttawas (Morality Police) delivered the document to Prince Salman, the governor of Riyadh.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • I call them bloopers because the muttawas always have an excuse even if it's only an oops.

    iToot Stream Eman Al Nafjan 2010

  • I bet that really gets to a lot of muttawas, since many are of the opinion that a woman's voice is just as sexual as her naked body.

    iToot Stream Eman Al Nafjan 2010

  • I realize I was fortunate that I did not encounter any muttawas while out and about as it could have been a very different evening.

    American Bedu 2009

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