Iranian author Azar Nafisi delivers Mount Holyoke commencement address

SOUTH HADLEY — Departing from Mount Holyoke College, their home for the last four years will be difficult, but the graduating seniors should see this as an opportunity to grow, said Iranian-born author Azar Nafisi, who gave the address at the college’s 175th commencement ceremony Sunday. In fact, she told the senior class, it can be dangerous to feel too much at home, because it can create complacency. "This life should be a constant leave-taking, a constant going into the minds and hearts of others," Nafisi said.