 In the Muslim world , it seems the trend of hair styles is now favouring short over long in men . In the past , Bedouin Muslims often wore their hair in long braids , but influences from the Western world have caused a change in attitudes . Bedouins are now less likely to have long hair . Islamic countries in North Africa such as Egypt view long hair in men as modernist and in one case the Egyptian police viewed it as Satanic and a sign of an infidel . Spanish rulers during the Medieval Period suspected long @-@ haired males to be Moors or Moriscos , therefore long hair was forbidden since it was believed to be a Moorish custom . However , modern North African men have adopted Western short hair . 
