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Sameerah Munshi resigned citing unfair treatment and isolation after Carrie Prejean-Boller was removed for anti-Zionist views amid concerns about commission bias.
- On Thursday, Sameerah Munshi, the only Muslim woman on President Donald Trump's Religious Liberties Commission, resigned in protest of Carrie Prejean-Boller's removal and the administration's war in Iran. Munshi posted her resignation to X just before 10 p.m., hours after an attacker drove a car into a Michigan synagogue.
- Commission chair Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announced Prejean-Boller's removal in February after accusing her of attempting to 'hijack a hearing on antisemitism' to promote her 'personal and political agenda.' During the hearing, Prejean-Boller wore an American and Palestinian flag pin and pressed witnesses on Israel's actions in Gaza.
- Prejean-Boller stated that 'I am a Catholic, and Catholics don't embrace Zionism,' and asked witness Shabbos Kestenbaum: 'Since we've mentioned Israel a total of 17 times, are you willing to condemn what Israel has done in Gaza?' After her firing, she wrote on X that President Trump removed her 'for exercising my Religious Liberty.'
- The Council on American-Islamic Relations praised both Munshi and Prejean-Boller on Friday, stating they 'fulfilled the commission's stated purpose by opposing all forms of anti-religious bigotry.' However, the Wall Street Journal reported the two 'left together and appeared to be texting amid the hearing,' appearing to allege coordination.
- Lawmakers from both parties are investigating whether the Religious Liberty Commission violated the Federal Advisory Committee Act regarding balance and transparency. Munshi and Prejean-Boller contend the commission protects Israel from criticism rather than safeguards religious freedom, contradicting the administration's original mandate for diverse perspectives.
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Muslim advisor to Trump's Religious Liberty Commission resigns to protest ‘Zionist political agenda’
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Trump's Religious Liberty Commission Advisor Resigns In Protest
Sameerah Munshi, an advisor on the White House Religious Liberty Commission, has resigned in protest over the war in Iran and the removal of Carrie Prejean Boller from the board. Announcing her decision, Munshi wrote on X: "I resign in protest of two deeply troubling developments: the official…
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