Posted by Jack
This will make you glad you live in America. The Ministry of Culture dictates what are and are not approved haircuts for men in Iran. To promote modesty among men (and veils for women) they actually hold a festival, if you can call it that. Which begs the questions, is there any part of a person’s life that is not private in country run by crazy Muslims? Apparently not, even ladies shaving of the nether regions is banned. Are you wearing a gay hair style? Better find out before visiting Iran.
Courtesy of the Chicago Tribune: Iran is having a bad hair day. Organizers of Tehran’s Modesty and Veil Festival issued a list of acceptable hairstyles for men, which is pending approval by the Ministry of Culture. Many of your favorite celebrity ‘dos wouldn’t make the cut. (Read the full story)
Don’t go to Iran if you’re a Muslim and want to visit your sick grandmother either.
Montel Williams makes heartfelt plea to free veteran imprisoned in Iran:
“Amir Hekmati, a former Marine, has been imprisoned in Iran for over three and a half years, longer than any American citizen held captive by the country. In 2011, he was taken prisoner while visiting his sick grandmother.
http://www.glennbeck.com/2015/05/06/montel-williams-makes-heartfelt-plea-to-free-veteran-imprisoned-in-iran/?utm_source=glennbeck&utm_medium=contentcopy_link
“Apparently not, even ladies shaving of the nether regions is banned.”
(Don’t post if this joke is considered over the line)
What if a man’s hairstyle is made out of said shavings? That’s about as far as can be from a “gay hairstyle,” right? I’m asking for a friend.