Egypt, 2012: Salafists form religious police to enforce Sharia law

Egypt, 2012: Salafists form religious police to enforce Sharia law

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The powerful Salafist movement, a partner of the Muslim Brotherhood, has formed a militia in Egypt. The Salafists have established a so-called religious police based on the model in Saudi Arabia. They said the force, called the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice Authority, consists of hundreds of volunteers […]