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The Iranian media is reporting that Iranian police are warning barbers against offering Western-style hair cuts or plucking the eyebrows of their male customers.
“Western hairstyles … have been banned,” the newspaper Etemad said in a front-page headline.
According to CNN, Iranian young men have in recent years started paying more attention to the way they look and dress, especially in affluent parts of the capital Tehran. Spiked up hair, by using gel, is known as the Khorusi (Rooster) style and some also use make-up.
Several hairdressers for men in Tehran reportedly offer hair cuts in the style of Hollywood movie stars and other Western celebrities. Clients can also have their eyebrows plucked.
These activities are now deemed un-Islamic and barbers who do not comply with the banning order might be closed down for a month and could even lose their permits to operate.
Men who get caught violating the law can receive lashes, fines and even imprisonment.
It’s unknown whether comb-overs are banned too, but it’s unlikely since they go back to the days of Julius Caesar. One thing is for sure, Sanjaya better stay well clear of Tehran if he ever decides to go on an international concert tour.
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