Liz Gooch, New York Times, July 14, www.nytimes.com/2010/07/15/world/asia/15iht-malay.html?_r=1
Women’s groups have applauded the recent appointment of two female judges to Islamic courts in Malaysia, but its significance is not yet clear: The new judges will have to wait a month before finding out whether they will be prevented from hearing certain cases. On Thursday, a committee of 20 senior judges is scheduled to begin considering whether Shariah guidelines would bar women from handling certain legal matters, like divorce.