Co-founder of Muslim civil rights group resigns, cites discrimination

In a June 21 blog post, Farhana Khera, cofounder and ex­ecutive director of the civil rights group Muslim Advocates, said she had been forced out of her role due to gender and religious discrimination.

At least four advisory council members have since resigned in protest, and the organization is now investigating Khera’s complaints.

Meanwhile, a group of former Mus­lim Advocate em­­ployees anonymously published an open letter, claiming that Khera’s management—along with that of former deputy director Naheed Qureshi, who resigned in May—had led to a “hostile” and “abusive” work environment that fostered mistreatment, racism, sexism, and labor exploitation.