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“Indeed Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due, and when you judge between people to judge with justice.” (Quran, Surat an-Nisa, “The Women,” 4:58) Kholoud Al-Faqih could be a stand-in for any other Palestinian aunt. She walks with a bit of a shuffle as she enters the flagstoned courtyard filled with pomegranate trees. She has a smile that lights up her round face. Other women feel...