The Judge from woman shari Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 48 min 91 sec
✓ Published: 03-Jul-2018

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When she was a young lawyer, Kholoud Al—Faqih walked into the office of Palestine’s Chief Justice and announced she wanted to join the bench. He laughed at her. But just a few years later, in a land where women rarely ascend to the highest ranks of governance, Kholoud became the first woman judge to be appointed to the Middle East’s Shari’a courts.nnTHE JUDGE offers a mesmerizing portrait of Kholoud — her brave journey as a lawyer, her tireless fight for justice for women, and her drop