British-Pakistani woman becomes first hijab-wearing judge.

KARACHI -- British-Pakistani Raffia Arshad has become the first hijab-wearing deputy district judge in the United Kingdom, according to media reports.

Raffia Arshad, 40, was appointed deputy district judge on the Midlands circuit last week following a 17-year career in law.

According to a statement released by the Muslim Council of Britain, Ms Arshad was the first in a Western country to be appointed a judge in hijab and amongst a handful of female Muslim judges around the world.

Educated at a Grammar School in West YorAkshire, the newly-appointed judge was the first from her family to go to university. She has also written a book titled Islamic Family Law.

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