In an interview given to Al-Quds Al-Youm TV (Islamic Jihad – Gaza) Palestinian Islamic scholar Sheikh Abd Al-Bari Khilla explains why he believes women are not suited to judge in cases Islamic punishments or serve as prime ministers.
WATCH: Why Muslim women are not suited to be judges or leaders
Leila Ghanem, governor of Ramallah, talks in her office in Ramallah. At age 35, Leila Ghanem is the first woman to become a Palestinian governor, the latest in a group of trailblazing women leaders who are slowly winning acceptance this traditional society. (AP/Tara Todras-Whitehill)