For the first time in history, a hijab-wearing Muslim woman has become a judge in a US Supreme Court.
According to Arab News, Nadia Kahf, who is a judge in the American court, is of Egyptian origin and she was working as a lawyer.
According to the local media, last year the governor of New Jersey, Philip Murphy, nominated Nadia Kahf for this position.
In May, community leaders, including mayors, council members, school board members and leaders of the New Jersey Muslim Lawyers, wrote a letter to Sen. Kristen Corrado urging her to advance the nomination.
More than 700 people also signed an online petition in support of Nadia Kahf’s nomination.
Nadia Kahf is the third Muslim to serve as a judge on the US Supreme Court.
He took his oath of office last week on the Holy Quran, a copy of the Holy Quran he inherited from his grandmother.
In her speech at the swearing-in ceremony, Nadia Kahf said that I am proud to represent the Muslim and Arab community in America.
He further said that I want the new generation to see that their religion can be practiced without fear, diversity is our strength.
Nadia Kahf specializes in family law and has also practiced in immigration cases.
Nadia Kahf has been associated with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights organization in New Jersey since 2003.
Dalia Yusuf, another family law attorney who wore an Islamic headscarf, was also sworn in as a judge in Somerset (New Jersey) on the same day after Nadia Kahf was sworn in.