ðə nˈaɪnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi ɪslˈɑːmɪk tɹˈɛndsˈɛɾɚ zˈɜːɹɪˌæb ɪz sˈɛd tə hæv pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹˌaɪzd ɐ ʃˈɔːɹɾɚ mˈeɪl hˈɛɹstaɪl ɪn kɔːɹdˈoʊbə, wɪð bˈæŋz dˌaʊn tə ðɪ ˈaɪbɹaʊz ænd stɹˈeɪt əkɹˌɑːs ðə fˈɔːɹhɛd, ænd lˈiːvɪŋ ðə nˈɛk ænd ˈɪɹz ʌŋkˈʌvɚd.
The 9th-century Islamic trend-setter Ziryab is said to have popularized a shorter male hairstyle in Cordoba, with bangs down to the eyebrows and straight across the forehead, and leaving the neck and ears uncovered.