The word "Mutawa'een" is an Arabic term that refers to the religious police or morality police in Muslim countries. Synonyms that could be used instead of "Mutawa'een" include "Hisbah," which refers to the duty of enjoining good and forbidding evil in Islam, "Amr bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munkar," which is a Quranic phrase that means "commanding good and forbidding evil", and "Sharia police," which refers to law enforcement that is based on Islamic law. Other synonyms include "Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice" and "Religious Enforcement Officers." These terms describe the role of the police in enforcing religious and moral codes of conduct in Muslim societies.
