The Judge review – thoughtful study of the first female sharia judge
This documentary about Palestinian judge Kholoud al-Faqih includes a broad range of voices in an intelligent portrait of a changing society
This calmly intelligent and observant documentary by Erika Cohndepicts the life and work of Dr Kholoud al-Faqih, who in 2009 became one of only two women appointed as judges in the sharia courts of the Palestinian territories. Why only two? At first glance, the question is naive, even disingenuous. In this context, women’s rights are so clearly