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However, they are specifically required to "dress up their hair and beard properly". [1] In December 2003, the Supreme Court of India ruled that Muslims in uniform can grow beards. [2] [3] Non-Muslims and non-Sikhs serving in the Indian Army or the Indian Air Force are not permitted to grow beards. However, Army personnel on active duty are ...
Holt v. Hobbs, 574 U.S. 352 (2015), was an American legal case in which the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an Arkansas prison policy which prohibited a Muslim prisoner from growing a short beard in accordance with his religious beliefs violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
The regulations of the Finnish Defence Forces (Rule 91) prohibit the growing of a moustache, a beard or long hair. [12] Long hair is allowed for women, but it must be appropriately tied. Reservists can grow a moustache, a beard or long hair, and they are not required to cut them for short military refresher courses.
The federal government is asking a court to halt California's enforcement of a rule requiring prison guards to be clean-shaven, saying it amounts to religious discrimination for Sikhs, Muslims and ...
However, large variations can occur; boys as young as ten have also been known to develop facial hair, [2] and some men do not produce much facial hair at all. Men may style their facial hair into beards , moustaches , goatees or sideburns ; many others completely shave their facial hair and this is referred to as being "clean-shaven".
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The following animated videos depict the experiences of nine Muslim Americans from across the country who differ in heritage, age, gender and occupation. Relaying short anecdotes representative of their everyday lives, these Muslim Americans demonstrate both the adversities and blessings of Muslim American life.
In one such example, Muhammad advised that men must grow beards, and as to moustaches, cut the longer hairs as to not let them cover the upper lips (as this is the Fitra, the tradition of prophets). [39] Thus, growing a beard while keeping the moustache from covering the upper lip is a well-established tradition in many Muslim societies. [38]