In Malaysia, two women have been appointed as judges of Islamic Shariah High Court for the first time in the history of the judiciary of the Muslim-majority country.
Noor Huda Roslann (40) and Nenney Shuhaidah Shamsuddin (41) obtained their official letters of appointment during a ceremony at the Istana Bukit Kayangan.
Roslan and Shamsuddin termed it as a positive development for the judiciary.
Shariah High Court, refers to Sharia law in Islamic religious law and deals with exclusively Islamic laws, having jurisdiction upon every Muslim in Malaysia.
