"Shaggy," "messy," "unprofessional." Natural curls were once looked down upon in Egypt, where Western beauty standards favoured sleek, straight locks. For Rola Amer and Sara Safwat, their curls were once a career-hindering nuisance. Now part of an aesthetic liberation movement sweeping Egypt in recent years, they own a curly hair salon that caters to women and men like them. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES