Iran bans hairstyle because it makes people looks like 'the devil'

Iran:  Spiky hair and tattoos are being made illegal in Iran because they imply "devil-worship".

The unorthodox trend has become fashionable with young Iranians but they've been branded western and un-Islamic by the authorities.

Sun-beds and plucking eyebrows - also popular among young Iranian males - will not be tolerated.

The head of Iran's Barbers Union, Mostafa Govahi, said that "devil-worshipping hairstyles are now forbidden".

And warned that "any shop that cuts hair in the devil worshipping style will be harshly dealt with and their licence revoked".

He said that if a business cuts hair in that style, it will "violate the Islamic system's regulations".

Iran's Barbers Union blamed unauthorised barbers for offering the spiky hairstyles and other treatments.