Saudi varsity warns female students against short hair

A Saudi Arabian university warned its female students of immediate dismissal for imitating men in haircuts and outfits, a loca media reported on Tuesday.

The Imam Mohammed bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh sent the warning messages on Monday, while the decision will be enforced staring next month.


The university stressed students who violate the warning will be suspended immediately, Xinhua news agency quoted the report as saying.

The decision covers women with very short haircuts which are considered by conservative Muslims as a sin for imitating men.