Ca. 65 % af Irans befolkning er unge under 30 år, de er veluddannede, men samtidig undertrykte, fordi de lever under det repressive præstestyre. De unge er på vej ud i livet med håb og drømme om jobs og frihed, men den islamiske republik kan ikke honorere nogle af delene. Ungdomsarbejdsløsheden er på 30-40% visse steder. De unge afviser både religion og politik - især den politiske islam og islamisering af politikken - og har et stærkt ønske om forandring. Mange ønsker at emigrere, men det er ikke så nemt, som de tror. Hvad gør de? Jeg har interviewet 18 unge iranere om deres fremtidsplaner. I bogen indgår ca. 50 af mine egne fotografier.

Bogen udkom på forlaget Tiderne Skifter 5. juni. 

Seneste nyt om Iran fra min hånd:
- Artikel i CULTURES om dokumentarfilm-produktion i Iran (april-maj 2010) 
- Artikel i Udenrigs: Unge i Iran - mellem tradition og modernitet, nr.4/09
- radio-indslag om it-aktivisme i Iran til Harddisken på Danmarks Radio/P1 (16/12/09).
- Weekendavisens bogtillæg: omtale af engelsk bog ung iransk kunst (23-30/12/09).
- kronik i Berlingske Tidende om den iranske præsident Ahmadinejad(17/12/09)

“Children of the Revolution. Young people in Tehran” is based on interviews with 18 ordinary Iranians about being young in Iran. Besides highlighting their problems vis-a-vis the regime, the book gives a broad picture of today’s Iran through their everyday life, interests, studies and work experiences. They all live in Teheran, but grew up in different parts of the country, and represent all levels of the Iranian society.

In the book, young Iranians tell with their own voices about life in Teheran, problems related to meeting the other sex, sexuality in cyberspace and contract marriages. Many of them reveal a double personality, as a result of the deep contradiction between public life based on strict rules for behavior and Islamic dress code, prohibitions, mistrust, control and punishment, compared with more relaxed conditions in private life.

They describe how Islam in modern life is being challenged by other religions, New Age, psychology and philosophy. They welcome the use of new media, the internet as a meeting point, and prefer foreign media, satellite-based media and subcultures as alternative sources for entertainment and information, all of which are being challenged by increasing censorship by the regime. They highlight social problems, the massive disillusionment and increasing use of drugs among young Iranians, the Iran-Iraq war from 1980-88, which dominated their childhood, and the massive unemployment, which makes them dream about emigrating.

In every country the young generation holds the key to the future. The fact that young people in Iran want to emigrate proves that something is totally wrong in Iranian society as a whole. Western observers have often felt the vibrations under the surface, and wondered when it would explode. But how do young Iranians look upon their own situation? Do they see it in another optic than we? They haven’t experienced anything else but revolution, suppression, and war. The book provides an important view of today’s Iran - a different and more nuanced view than presented by the media.  

Jeg redigerede og lavede alle interviews til bogen' Images of Asia. Culturel trends in a changing Asia' for Center for Kultur og Udvikling i forb. m. kulturfestivalen 'Images of Asia'.

Bogen handler om trends indenfor kunst, medier, film, it og politik i det moderne Asien. Den indeholder interviews med toneangivende kunstnere, mediefolk, journalister i Asien.