For the first time in the history of the position...a veiled lawyer who is an advisor to the Queen of Britain

British-born Bangladeshi Sultana Tavadar has become the first hijab-wearing criminal lawyer to be appointed to the position of Queen's Counsel, the highest office a lawyer can hold in England.

The lawyer, born in Luton, near London, hopes her success will provide inspiration and confidence to other female lawyers from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.

“It is a surreal experience, I am very happy, especially as I am the first hijabi lawyer to be accepted into the Bar,” Tavadar said, stressing that “representing the gathering of individuals and groups of society is really important ... I hope that what I have achieved helps other veiled young women to become Their dreams come true.

According to the Daily Mail and RT.

Tavadar explained that her appointment to the position was not easy, indicating that the number of women appointed to the position of Queen's Counsellor is 575, including 34 from ethnic minorities and only two veiled among them, and that she is the first criminal lawyer to hold the position.

She stated that at the beginning of her work as a lawyer, she was the only one who wore the hijab in the criminal court, and silence often prevailed in the courts when she was seen, and they often asked her if she was an accused in a case or a translator, and no one asked if she was the lawyer of the case before it. court.

"People make a lot of assumptions about who you are, what you are, and whether you're up for this job," she said.

We have to overcome such and other difficulties.

I have faced it throughout my career.”

It is noteworthy that Tavadar studied a master's degree in human rights at University College London, and she also holds a master's degree in international human rights from Oxford University.

Tavadar is also leading an international initiative against the headscarf ban imposed on female lawyers in France, considering that “the decision is a sad irony and a kind of discrimination and a denial of freedom of opinion and expression,” stressing that “these discriminatory practices in France are equivalent to discrimination on the basis of sex, race and religion.

This means that it is a violation of many rights.

And while I am happy to be in this position, I feel sad and sorry for what is happening on the other side of the channel.”

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