Ms. Anna Hardy is a PhD candidate based in The Asia Institute at The University of Melbourne. Her research focuses on the rhetoric behind honour-based violence with a particular emphasis on kinship systems, Islamic law, and the intersection of religion and gender. In addition to her academic work, Anna has contributed to Pursuit and presented at the 2024 CILIS Islamic Studies Postgraduate Conference and the 3rd LAP Post-graduate Researcher Conference 2025. Anna is also a volunteer at the Islamic Museum of Australia and a Graduate Researcher Academic Association tutor in Sociology at the University of Melbourne.
Anna Hardy
Presentation Title: Women and shame in Islamic literature: From the Qur’an to Egyptian constitutional law
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Past Speaker