Got Punk Rock Hair? Don’t Go to Iran

May 6, 2015May 6, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments

Iran has just issued a ban on “evil, spiky, devil-worshipper hair.” Kinda like this…

…or this…

…and especially this.

In addition to curbs placed on men’s haircuts, the government-run barbers union (it’s government run?) is against tattoos, tanning bed salons and eyebrow-plucking by men. They consider that “un-Islamic.”

I quote: “Any shop that cuts hair in the devil worshipping style will be harshly dealt with and their licence revoked.”

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