Law
Muslim Firsts in Law & Justice
From Nobel Prize-winning human rights advocates to the first Muslim federal judge in the United States, these legal pioneers advanced justice.
2 firsts documented
law 2003 Who Was the First Muslim Woman to Win the Nobel Prize? Shirin Ebadi Iranian human rights lawyer who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for defending democracy and the rights of women and children. law 2021 Who Was the First Muslim Federal Judge in the United States? Zahid Quraishi Confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in 2021, making history as the first Muslim federal judge.