Two brothers, Yashar and Mahriar, pictured with three friends, Arzaneh, Elham and Mahsan. Families from the middle and upper classes build pools for the standing, without being able to use them if neighbors can see them, because of religious rules. These youths claim to be deeply attached to the Iranian way of life but have adopted a “home-made” Islamic Republic and want nothing to do with the regime. Going back to Tehran after holidays in Turkey or Malaysia is always a pleasure, they say: they have fun there more than anywhere else. They hook up by car in the trendy streets of the capital, drink on the sly and consider their cat-and-mouse games with the police to add spice to their romantic escapades. “The only problem is that it is difficult nowadays to find a beautiful 16 year-old who is still a virgin,” Yashar says. They watch MTV through an illegal satellite and the Iranian channels of the Californian diaspora, never national TV. Voting is also out of the question for them. Yet they do flag their own backs during the Ashoura celebrations. “It’s engraved in us,” Elham says. “We love to march for the Imam Hossein!”

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La mode, pour les garçons, est de se dresser les cheveux avec du gel. Ici, quelques exemples, á Téhéran, á Mashad et á Sizdah Aban.

Photo Serge Michel

Photo Serge Michel

Photo Serge Michel

Photo Serge Michel

Photo Serge Michel

Photo Serge Michel

Photo Serge Michel