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    BY ANADOLU AGENCY

     ANKARA MAR 24, 2023 – DAILY SABAH

    Nadia Kahf holds her gavel after being appointed as a judge, in Passaic County Superior Court, New Jersey, U.S., March 23, 2023. (Twitter Photo)

    Attorney Nadia Kahf became the first headscarf-wearing judge in the U.S. after being appointed to the superior court in New Jersey.

    Kahf, a Syrian-origin family law and immigration attorney from the township of Wayne, took the oath of office on Thursday with her hand on a copy of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, according to local news website North Jersey.

    She will serve as a Passaic County Superior Court judge after New Jersey’s Gov. Phil Murphy nominated her a year ago, according to local media.

    Though Kahf is not the first Muslim woman to serve as a state judge, she is the first to wear a hijab on the bench.

    Since 2003, she has sat on the board of the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim civil rights organization where Kahf now serves as chairwoman.

    She is also the legal adviser to Wafa House, a nonprofit domestic violence and social services agency based in the city of Clifton, and chairwoman of the Islamic Center of Passaic County.

    source https://www.dailysabah.com/world/americas/muslim-woman-becomes-1st-headscarf-wearing-judge-in-us

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