Saudi Footballer Made to Have Pitchside Haircut for Un-Islamic Hairstyle

The Independent reports on this ridiculous state of affairs (pun intended):

A footballer in Saudi Arabia was forced to have an impromptu haircut at the side of the pitch due to the country's crackdown on “unIslamic hairstyles” in the sport.

Footage shows Waleed Abdullah, a goalkeeper for Al Shabab and Saudi Arabia’s national team, having a small mohawk chopped off by the referee before being allowed onto the pitch, Agence France Presse reports.

It follows an announcement by Saudi Arabia’s youth federation asking football clubs and the Olympic committee to  "ban the qazaa phenomenon", using the Arabic term for eccentric hairstyles worn by athletes, according to Arabic sports website Arriyadiyah.

Wahhabism sucks. I can't even see that he has a particular hairstyle at any rate! [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSTzOZGDAzo[/youtube]