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An official describes appropriate hairstyles for men at an official hairstyle show in Tehran July 5, 2010.
Wednesday, Jul. 07, 2010

Open quoteWe want to ... come up with hairstyles that confront Western cultural invasion.Close quote

  • JALEH KHODAYAR,
  • director of the Veil and Chastity Day festival in Iran, on the haircuts that are being promoted by the country's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance as part of an effort to stop the spread of unconventional styles and safeguard Iranian tradition
Photo: Mohsen Rezaii / Mehr News / Reuters | Source: NYT