To be frank, it's more like 1084. There is no sophisticated surveillance apparatus, because they Hay'a (as it's known) is forbidden from spying on Muslims. "In

To be frank, it's more like 1084. There is no sophisticated surveillance apparatus, because they Hay'a (as it's known) is forbidden from spying on Muslims. "In addition, the power of the mutawwa'in is limited by the Koran, which frowns upon those who intrude on the privacy of others in order to catch them in sinful acts. The mandate of the Committee on the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice is specifically to regulate behavior in the public realm. What occurs behind closed doors is between a believer and God." http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2007/05/the-kingdom-in-the-closet/305774/ http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2007/05/the-king...