(Religion News) On the day in June when Muslim Advocates announced it had been selected for a high-profile donation from MacKenzie Scott, the philanthropist and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the nonprofit touted “the tremendous work and accomplishments of our dedicated staff, past and present” in its mission of advancing equal rights for American Muslims.
At the civil rights organization’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., however, long-simmering conflicts were boiling over.
In early May, Deputy Director Naheed Qureshi resigned, followed weeks later by co-founder and Executive Director Farhana Khera, after the board of directors requested a review of her management. Shortly afterward, the board voted to put Khera on leave early.
