First they came for the barbers

'It was almost closing time in Sadiq Abdul Hussein's barbershop when a man in a black mask walked in, pulled out a pistol, and began spinning it on his finger, cowboy style. The gunman was not after government officials or American collaborators. He had come because of the way Mr. Hussein cut hair. Within seconds, the masked man opened fire, fatally wounding Mr. Hussein, 23, who lived long enough to describe the attack. In southern Baghdad, the hazards of life have come to this: gangs of militant Islamists are warning barbers that it is haram--forbidden--to shave men's beards or do Western-style haircuts. As many as 12 barbers have been killed.' Full story. No place to sell bikinis, either.