Picture of fun: Hassanzadeh's paintings lampoon the cult of martyrdom
Policewomen, clad in black chadors, with guns slung over their shoulders: the cover of Transit Tehran an anthology of writing, art and photography bears exactly the sort of bristly image you would expect to see of the Iranian capital.
Inside, however, lies the unexpected: page after page of fascinating elucidation of a nation and people that desperately require understanding. Iran is a young country. Some 75% of Iranians are under 35, and it is this demographic that is responsible for the wit and poignancy that make
