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Their duties consist of enforcing religious doctrine law as defined by the government and rooting out "Un-Islamic" activities. They have the power to arrest any unrelated males and females caught socializing. They also have the power to ban consumer products and media as "un-Islamic", such as the [[Barbie]] line of dolls and various Western musical groups and television shows. The Mutaween of Saudi Arabia recently launched a website where people can anonymously inform about "un-Islamic" activities in Saudi Arabia.
Their duties consist of enforcing religious doctrine law as defined by the government and rooting out "Un-Islamic" activities. They have the power to arrest any unrelated males and females caught socializing. They also have the power to ban consumer products and media as "un-Islamic", such as the [[Barbie]] line of dolls and various Western musical groups and television shows. The Mutaween of Saudi Arabia recently launched a website where people can anonymously inform about "un-Islamic" activities in Saudi Arabia.
During the 19th cent., the Wahhābīs in alliance with the [[Saūd]] family began to expand territorially. Within the new kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Wahhābīs became dominant in conservative control, introducing '''mutawwiūn, ‘enforcers of obedience’, a kind of private religious police''', monitoring not only public but also private conformity to Islam (since before Allāh there is no distinction between private and public).
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An incident attributed to the mutaween occurred when they prevented girls from escaping a burning building because they did not have proper headgear on. Fifteen girls died as a result. There was widespread public criticism and the Saudi government condemned the Mutaween for their actions.
An incident attributed to the mutaween occurred when they prevented girls from escaping a burning building because they did not have proper headgear on. Fifteen girls died as a result. There was widespread public criticism and the Saudi government condemned the Mutaween for their actions.