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'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.
Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases Amnesty International 2010
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His lawyer believes that the TV presenter was arrested because members of the Mutawa'een had recognized him from his show, which was broadcast on the Sheherazade TV station.
Amnesty International USA: Most Recent English News Releases Amnesty International 2010
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The attorney, May El Khansa, who is in Lebanon, tells CNN her client was arrested by Saudi Arabia's religious police (known as the Mutawa'een) and charged with sorcery while visiting the country in May 2008.
RichardDawkins.net : The Latest Updates Mohammed Jamjoom - CNN 2010
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The state's religious police, the Mutawa'een, recognized Sibat from his TV show and
MoJo Blogs and Articles | Mother Jones Adam Weinstein 2010
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Khamisa Mohammed Sawadi, Fahad and Hadyan were arrested on 21 April 2008 by members of the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (also known as the Mutawa'een or religious police).
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His lawyer in Lebanon believes that he was arrested because members of the Mutawa'een (religious police) had recognized him from the show.
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'Ali Hussain Sibat was arrested by the Mutawa'een in his hotel room in the city of Madina in May 2008.
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Members of the Mutawa'een raided his home on 22 February and according to the media found it covered in some 100,000 words of graffiti, including distorted verses from the Qur'an.
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