Every day in Tehran, thousands of devout Shia Muslims visit mausoleums honouring their martyrs or other places linked to the Islamic Revolution. But on the streets, a younger generation is scorning the country's strict rules.
Urban transport concepts in the global South, often promoted by organisations such as the World Bank, aim to encourage motorised private transport – at the expense of non-motorised forms, which have proven cheap and environmentally friendly there over the past century. In Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, bans are being imposed on bicycle rickshaws on more and more roads. By Dominik Müller
