Zahid Quraishi confirmed as first Muslim in U.S. history to serve as a federal judge
by Aysha Qamar Joining hundreds of firsts that Muslim Americans have seen in the past five years is Judge Zahid Quraishi. He was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday to a lifetime seat on a U.S. district court, making him the first Muslim American federal judge in U.S. history. Senators voted 81-16 to confirm 46-year-old Quraishi to the U.S. District Court for […]