Two speakers from the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, ANU will speak about Arab Women Amid Political Change.

Dr Victoria Mason

Dr Victoria Mason is a Lecturer with the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies and the School of Politics and International Relations at the ANU. Her Middle East oriented research focuses on the Palestinian question, conflict and conflict resolution in the Middle East (particularly Israel-Palestine and Iraq) and human rights issues in the region. Her wider human rights research includes projects on state violence, the treatment of refugees, and issues of Islamophobia and anti-Arab discrimination in the West.

Ms Raihan Ismail

Ms Raihan Ismail was born in Egypt to an Egyptian mother and a Malaysian father. She graduated with Bachelors and Masters degrees from the International Islamic University of Malaysia before moving to Australia. She is currently a PhD scholar at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies. Her thesis topic is: “The education of the Saudi religious authorities".