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  My family told me to remove my hijab for a scholarship interview, otherwise it'd reduce my selection chances. That was my career's defining moment. I took the risk & decided to keep the hijab on. I not only got selected for the scholarship in a law school, but today after 17 years of law experience, I am appointed as a 1st hijab-wearing judge in UK. A Muslim woman has become the first hijab-wearing deputy district judge in the UK. Raffia Arshad, 40, was appointed a deputy district judge on the Midlands circuit last week after a 17-year career in law. “Raffia has led the way for Muslim women to succeed in the law and at the Bar and has worked tirelessly to promote equality and diversity in the profession,” Vickie Hodges and Judy Claxton said. “It is an appointment richly deserved and entirely on merit and all at St Mary’s are proud of her and wish her every success.” The latest figures from judges who declared their information to the Judicial Office show that, of 3,210 in...