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n. - Religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct.

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  • The state's religious police, the Mutawa'een, recognized Sibat from his TV show and
  • 'Ali Hussain Sibat was arrested by the Mutawa'een in his hotel room in the city of Madina in May 2008.
  • His lawyer in Lebanon believes that he was arrested because members of the Mutawa'een (religious police) had recognized him from the show.
  • 'Ali Hussain Sibat was arrested by the Mutawa'een (religious police) in May 2008 while he was visiting Saudi Arabia on a form of Muslim pilgrimage, the' umra.
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