Street patrols to enforce Iran’s hijab rules have returned after a 10-month pause. At TIME, CERL Affiliated Faculty Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet explains what these enforcement measures will mean for women across the country.

Prof. Kashani-Sabet is the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also a member of the CERL Affiliated Faculty. Read her bio here.