Iranian Women Take Part During the Celebrations to Mark the 2,500 Anniversary of the Founding of the Persian Empire, 1971

Iranian women take part during the celebrations to mark the 2,500 anniversary of the founding of the Persian Empire, young people in costume participate in parade for visiting dignitaries at Persepolis Iran, October 13, 1971.

(Photo by Horst Faas/AP Photo/File)

Iran’s Islamic Republic requires women to cover up in public. But many Iranian women have long played a game of cat-and-mouse with authorities as a younger generation wears their veils more loosely or skirts requirements for conservative dress.