Posted on 08/24/2007 3:18:52 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Iran shuts 'Western' barber shops
Iranian police have closed more than 20 barbers' shops in the capital Tehran.
The authorities say the barbers were encouraging un-Islamic behaviour by offering Western hairstyles, tattooing and also eyebrow-plucking for men.
Police say they have inspected more than 700 shops during a two-week crackdown in the city.
The move is part of an annual campaign against what is known locally as bad hijab, or un-Islamic clothing, that this year is also targeting men.
Hundreds of women and men have already been cautioned.
Police say that as well as avoiding Western hairstyles and make up, barbers should not pluck customers' eyebrows.
The closure of the shops comes several months after barbers were warned that they could lose their licences if they did not comply.
However, police have denied a report that they have ordered barbers not to serve customers wearing ties.
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, correspondents say.
Women trimming and plucking eyebrows was a practice that actually began in ancient Persia. Too bad the Muslim Arabs wiped out Zoroastrianism and replaced it with the religion of pieces.
A report on hair styles in iran.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eeb0BMutOec
Funny, I don't see Ahmadangnutjob sporting a unibrow...
Notice the design that spells 'Allah' in Arabic all along the border, and the tulip supposedly with petals arranged, again to spell the word 'Allah'.
Nah,
You wouldn’t want to do anything to try to make Iranian females look at least a little better and less like baboons now would ya?
NO eyebrow plucking? What a bunch of 5th century fools.
A rebellious Iranian woman stands her ground in front of a
female Muslim thug.
Riz Khan - Street Talk - 01 May 07
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqxUsQPCWKc
Regarding Iranian Hairstyles
Plucking eyebrows in an abomination of deslolation to Allah! Kill them all!! /sarcasm
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