Last Updated: Thursday, 23 August 2007
Iran shuts 'Western' barber shops http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6960959.stm
[Men also are subject to scrutiny over their clothing]
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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6960959.stm