Yasaman Arang

Yasaman Arang is a researcher and scholar specializing in women’s poetry and Persian literary traditions. She holds a Ph.D. in Persian Language and Literature from University of Mazandaran and has dedicated over two decades to the study of women’s poetry, its evolution, and its sociocultural impact. Arang has authored several books, including The Divan of Zhaleh Qaem-Maqami (2010), The Silent Awakening: A Critique of Zhaleh Qaem-Maqami’s Poetry (2014), and From Spring to Sea: The Evolution of Women’s Poetry from Rabia to Zhaleh (2025). Her research extends to numerous scholarly articles, covering topics such as imagery, satire, and feminist aesthetics in Persian poetry. In addition to her academic contributions, Arang explores gender and language studies, addressing issues of linguistic bias and gendered discourse. She has taught Persian language and literature at Azad University in Tehran and Isfahan. 

Beyond academia, she is also an accomplished poet, with two published collections: Parvanigi (Butterfly Essence) (2014) and From Eternal Migrations (2016). A committed advocate for women’s rights, she has written extensively on social and legal issues affecting women. Her research interests include women’s and gender studies, women’s poetry, literary criticism, and mystical literature. 

Contributions

Beneath the Veil and Crown: The Poetry of Pādshāh Khātūn

Introduction The Mongol invasion of Iran in the thirteenth century brought an end to the rule of the Khwarazmʹshahiyan dynasty,…