Br. Naeem debates with other bloggers on the subject Mutawwa [religious police of Saudi Arabia]. Hopefully other bloggers will join the debate. Some excerpts:

The Mutawwa consistently choose form over substance which has always proven to be a failed approach. Hearts remain unaffected by their brutish efforts.

They have disenfranchised the vast majority of Saudi youth with their shallow attempts at enforcing virtue and thwarting vice. They may have ‘cleaned up’ the streets of Saudi Arabia, but the hearts remain as polluted as ever.

Is that the type of Islamic society our dear Prophet (saw) struggled for?

Note: My rant is equally applicable to Iran, Afghanistan, or any other nation attempting to police piety.

[Picture by Njdaoi]