Items related to Authority for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice in Egypt

A protester holds up a banner reads " Our demand is a constitution expresses our identity" during protests of Islamic Sharia in Tahrir Square, Cairo, 9 November 2012. Thousands of Islamists gathered in Tahrir Square and main squares all over Egypt demanding implementation of Islamic Sharia.
Salafi group calls for new ministry to regulate virtue and vice
Al-Masry Al-Youm 01 Mar 2013
The Salafi Jihadi movement called for a new vice and virtue ministry as a first step to a hardline application of...
Court sets 26 August trial date for Suez murder
Al-Masry Al-Youm 17 Jul 2012
The Ismailia Court of Appeals will hold on 26 August the first session in the trial of three men accused of murdering...
After Suez murder, questions linger over vigilante 'morality police'
Heba Afify 12 Jul 2012
SUEZ — As the sun set over Suez’s corniche, couples and families started to arrive at the popular hangout....
Defendants in murder of Suez student referred to trial
MENA 11 Jul 2012
Three defendants accused of murdering a student in Suez were referred to a criminal court on Wednesday by Public...