"Morality Police" Launched in Egypt
Will be tasked to implement Shariah
Founder Hisham El-Ashri said the committee would seek to implement Islamic Sharia law without resorting to violence.
The committee has no intention of copying the aggressive approaches of such committees in other countries, El-Ashri said.
"We have absolutely no relationship with the 'morality' committees in Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Somalia or Nigeria," he claimed. "We will only offer advice to those who want to listen.
"We shall have no business with people who refuse to listen to us," El-Ashri added.
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