Tehran, Lipstick And Loopholes

Download or read book Tehran, Lipstick And Loopholes written by Nahal Tajadod and published by Virago. This book was released on 2010-03-04 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wry and humorous account of the author's quest to get her Iranian passport renewed. She embarks on a bizarre and circuitous journey, meeting a colourful cast of characters along the way: two photographers who specialise in Islamic portraits, a forensic surgeon who trades in human organs, a madam who wants to send prostitutes to Dubai and a grandmother who offers a live chicken to an implacable official. Tehran, Lipstick and Loopholes is a fascinating look at the constraints and contradictions of contemporary life in Tehran from the author's unique standpoint of being both a native of Iran and a foreigner.