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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIran bans 'homosexual' and 'devil worshipping' hairstyles
Homosexual and devil worshipping hairstyles have been banned in Iran, alongside tattoos, sunbed treatments and plucked eyebrows for men, which are all deemed un-Islamic.
The move aimed at spiky cuts follows a trend where, each summer, Iranian authorities get tough on men and women sporting clothing or hairdos seen as imitations of western lifestyles.
In 2010, Iran banned ponytails, mullets and long, gelled hair for men, but allowed 1980s-style floppy fringes or quiffs.
Irans moderate president, Hassan Rouhani, has spoken against such crackdowns, stating that the polices duty is to implement the law and not enforce Islam. But hardliners have remained defiant
Read more at http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/05/iran-bans-devil-worshipping-homosexual-hairstyles?CMP=fb_gu
Agschmid
(28,749 posts)It's hot on some guys...
Comrade Grumpy
(13,184 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)There, the have approved hairstyles.
Reter
(2,188 posts)okaawhatever
(9,479 posts)Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,515 posts)party in the back type of guy. Guess I was wrong.
jmowreader
(50,614 posts)Sunbed treatments are illegal? You live in the middle of the fucking desert. Why would you want to pay for sunbed treatments when there's so much sun free for the taking?
greyl
(22,990 posts)Behind the Aegis
(54,087 posts)Oh wait, now it's the "Western" homosexual hairstyles that are being banned. I got confused. Hopefully, it won't lead to any hangings.
former9thward
(32,215 posts)Only a fool would do that....
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