Minoo Moallem was getting her master’s degree at Tehran University when the Iranian revolution swept the country.
At first, she enjoyed new civil liberties, but as those were curtailed, Moallem left to pursue her Ph.D. abroad.
Moallem is now a professor of Gender and Women’s studies and the new faculty director for UC Berkeley Iranian & Persianate Studies.
“UC Berkeley is a wonderful institution that is, in my view, an ideal place to foster rigorous teaching and research,” said Moallem. “There is a rich tradition of Iranian poetry, literature, film, art, and crafts that...
