First Hijab-wearing criminal barrister is appointed to the Queen’s Counsel

Sultana Tafadar, of No5 Barrister’ Chambers in London, has become the first criminal barrister who wears a hijab to be appointed to the Queen’s Counsel, which is one of the highest honours a solicitor can attain1. The award is grated to lawyers who have demonstrated exceptional ability in advocacy cases of substance, complexity, or significant…

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Zahid N. Quraishi – The First Muslim Federal District Judge confirmed by the U.S Senate.

Zahid N. Quraishi 45 of New York City was confirmed by the U.S senate as the first Muslim-American in the nations history to serve on a federal district court as an Article III judge. The federal courts were first created over 230 years ago. The vote 83-to-16 was bipartisan, with 34 Republicans crossing party lines…

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Islam in Spain

written by Fernando Bravo Demographics and Immigration [Return to top] It is difficult to estimate the size of the Muslim population living in Spain. Available statistics do not distinguish population according to faith, which means we can only estimate quantity using national origin or national identity as sign of religious adherence. This implies a certain…

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Islam in Madrid

written by Rita Gomes Faria Demographics [Return to top] The capital of Spain has a population of 3,287,630. The 17.4 percent (574,869) is of foreign origin. As there are no census or official records of the religious faith of the population living in Spain, one way to estimate the number of Muslim population is by…

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Islam in Norway

Written by Simon Sorgenfrei Demographics The first Muslim immigrants came to Norway in the late 1960s looking for work. People primarily arrived from North Morocco and Turkish Anatolia, with large numbers coming from the province of Punjab in Pakistan as well. Muslims of Pakistani background is, and has been, the dominant and most visible Muslim…

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