Blonde fringe goes against Qur’anic rules? The teacher may be thinking of this verse, which has been interpreted to mean that men should dress modestly: “Tell the believing men to reduce of their vision and guard their private parts. That is purer for them. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do.” (Qur’an 24:30)

The brutality of the response to the blonde fringe, however, is yet another manifestation of the culture of violence that is produced by a religion that mandates violence and sanctifies it as a holy act.

“Teacher at Islamic school in France jailed for shaving off pupil’s blonde tints,” The Local, March 9, 2018: