Cenk Uygur
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“Homosexual” Haircuts Are Banned In Iran

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June 27, 2015

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That’s the measured view of Iran’s religious authorities, who have clamped down on spiky haircuts, with the view that they encourage homosexuality and Satanism.

Hardliners previously banned ponytails and mullets, but young people simply moved on to floppy fringes and Eighties-style quiffs.

Mostafa Govahi, the head of Iran’s barbers’ union said,’Devil-worshipping hairstyles are forbidden."

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