Hair today; in jail tommorow?

[-NoQuarter-]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6605487.stm

Iran ban on 'Western' hairstyles
By Frances Harrison
BBC News, Tehran


Iranian police have warned barbers not to give men Western hairstyles or use make up on them.

The move is part of an unusually fierce crackdown on what is known locally as bad hijab, or un-Islamic clothing, that this year is also targeting men.

Hair stylists have been warned that they could lose their licences if they do not comply.

However, police have denied a report that they have ordered barbers not to serve customers wearing ties.

Wild

Police say that as well as avoiding Western hairstyles and make up, barbers should not pluck customers' eyebrows.

Some young boys in Iran sport very wild hair styles, using gel to make their long hair stand on end in a fashion not seen in other countries.

Meanwhile newspapers in Iran have quoted the police as saying that 16,000 women and 500 men have been cautioned in the last week over their improper clothing.

It is not clear if these figures are nationwide or only apply to the capital, Tehran.

Iranian television has said the crackdown on un-Islamic clothing has entered its second phase now where mobile police units will patrol Tehran to look for those who are not observing Islamic dress properly.

According to the local media, Tehran's public prosecutor has suggested women who violate dress rules should be exiled from the capital to remote areas of the country.

A member of the parliament's legal committee has said there is no legal impediment to doing this.

Good to see the Iranian government being a bunch of demented psychos again. A few days without any news from there, and I was worried they'd gone normal.

[Zip Goshboots]

Any truth to the rumor that Iran's government is also considering a ban on other "infidel western" practices such as bathing and brushing one's teeth?

[Uncle Mxy]

Solely from the thread title, I thought you were talking about James Traficant:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Traficant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHQZEl-9NWY

[WTFchris]

^that should be banned in all countries.

[Zip Goshboots]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai4kdmzvXIg&NR=1

Check THIS one out, we might be able to use this guy against those evil Irani barbers!

[-NoQuarter-]

Shortly after this article was published, the Clay Aiken Fan Club canceled its yearly field trip to Iran for reasons undisclosed.

[Big Swami]

This:

Meanwhile newspapers in Iran have quoted the police as saying that 16,000 women and 500 men have been cautioned in the last week over their improper clothing.

Just goes to show how much Iran hates women.

[Uncle Mxy]

Iranian police have warned barbers not to give men Western hairstyles or use make up on them.

How much makeup do men use, or get from a barber?
Is this really a ban on metrosexuals?

[Zip Goshboots]

No. Obviously they're out to get Ron Burgundy.