Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Saudi Arabia)
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title:
Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Saudi Arabia)
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The Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice is a government religious authority in Saudi Arabia that is charged with implementing the Islamic doctrine of hisbah in the country. Established in 1940, the body gained extensive powers in the 1980s and continued to function as a semi-independent civilian law enforcement agency for almost 35 years until 2016, when societal reforms driven by then-deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman led to limiting some of its authority thro
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description:
Government agency in Saudi Arabia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_for_the_Promotion_of_Virtue_and_the_Prevention_of_Vice_(Saudi_Arabia)
date created:
2005-04-25T15:28:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T23:47:32Z
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