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Video: Female Sharia court judges

 

 
 Female judges break Sharia court barrier 
 

Khulood Al-Faqih is one of only two female judges presiding over Islamic law in the Middle East.

She was appointed earlier this year after a landmark ruling by the Palestine Supreme Judge. The ruling said women are allowed to be judges in Islam.

Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports from Ramallah in the West Bank.