IRAN. Iran's President elect Mohamad KHATAMI is said to be a "liberal". In Iran today , modern, "westernised" and nationalist people offer passive resistance through clothes, sports and arts against the dictate of a puritan islamic, death-oriented culture.
Teenage girls adapt the "hijab" (islamic veil) to their personal style. Tehranis favor the cool slopes of the Alborz mountain surrounding the city to escape the vigilance of the islamic moral militia. 1997.