The Shoura Council has unanimously praised the role played by the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) in upholding moral values, but also urged the body to recruit women and launch a study on harassment.

During a debate on the Haia’s annual report recently, Shoura members said that women are needed to help with the organization’s work, according to a report in a local publication.

Members also said that special offices must be set up at malls to deal with cases of harassment. One member, Ibrahim Abu Abbaa, said the Haia should study the issue of harassment to determine whether it has become a major problem.

He said that there was a drop in the number of harassment cases reported by the Haia and wondered whether this was because of a lack of capacity and staff in the organization.

Adnan Al-Bar, another Shoura member, said the Haia must balance the work it carries out, so that one aspect does not take precedence over another.

Abdullah Al-Sadoun, another member, said that the Haia must publish a list of what constitutes violations in public places such as shopping centers.

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