The first female Muslim judge in US,whose body was discovered in New York river, grew up in poverty in Washington DC to become a social justice ‘pioneer’Sheila Abdus-Salaam grew up in poverty with her six siblings in Washington DC, and before fitting the first female Muslim judge in the United States and the first African American woman to serve on New York’s highest court. On Wednesday,her body was discovered in the city’s Hudson river. Her husband had reported her lost the day before. Related: Sheila Abdus-Salaam, United States' first female Muslim judge, or found dead in New York Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com