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The Judge

Full-Length Season Independent Lens Season 20 Episode 4 1:20:59 Premiered 20181119

The story of the first-ever female judge in Palestine’s religious courts.

The Judge provides rare insight into Shari'a law (Islamic law), an often misunderstood legal framework for Muslims, told through the eyes of the first woman judge to be appointed to the Middle East's religious courts.

The Judge provides rare insight into Shari’a law (Islamic law), an often misunderstood legal framework for Muslims, told through the eyes of the first woman judge to be appointed to the Middle East’s religious courts.