جهاز هيئة الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر

English translation: Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice

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Arabic term or phrase: جهاز هيئة الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر
English translation:Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice
Entered by: marif73

01:01 Nov 11, 2006
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Arabic term or phrase: جهاز هيئة الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر
Hi,
how would you translate ' جهاز هيئة الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر ' in Saudi Arabia?

Thanks.
marif73
Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice
Explanation:
The Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV) is the English name of the Saudi Arabian government bureaucracy (هيئه ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_for_the_Propagation_of_Virtue_and_the_Prevention_of_Vice
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Nesrin
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Thanks, Nesrin, for your quick reply!
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Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice


Explanation:
The Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV) is the English name of the Saudi Arabian government bureaucracy (هيئه ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_for_the_Propagation_of_Virtue_and_the_Prevention_of_Vice

Nesrin
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Local time: 15:02
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Native speaker of: Arabic
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Thanks, Nesrin, for your quick reply!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stephen Franke: Nesrin's got it. FYI, the generic term for a member of that Saudi organization : mutaw3 (volunteer) = مطوع
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agree  AhmedAMS
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agree  Mohamed Gaafar
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