Family members of race-faking white Muslim reveal life before LIES

Family members of a race-faking white Muslim social justice activist have claimed she turned her back on her heritage after attending boarding school and becoming 'intrigued' by her Turkish roommate's faith.

Raquel Saraswati, 39, has been accused of lying about her alleged 'Latin, South Asian, Arab' descent - her biological mother confirming that she is in fact 'British, German and Italian.'

The 39-year-old was 'outed' by a 'a group of individuals who care deeply' about the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) where she works. Her employer have said they still 'believe her.'

Members of Saraswati's family - who were privy to her life before the 'fraudulent' claims - exclusively told DailyMail.com that her new life began to take shape while she attended the prestigious Emma Willard school in Troy, New York. 

From a blonde, blue, eyed 'true blue American kid' to a social justice advocate who some have accused of 'cultural vulturism,' a member of Saraswati's family unit said the drastic changes she's witnessed are nothing less than 'crazy.'

The family member has asked to keep her identity anonymous, after alleged backlash from Saraswati who is believed to have confronted her mother Carol Perone, after she revealed her 'true' ancestry.

Saraswati's relative, who claims to have watched the 39-year-old grow from the age of three till she started to attend the scholarship-funded private girl's school said she remembers Saraswati, who went by Rachel Seidel then, as a 'bright and terribly creative' young woman. 

'She was a very bright and terribly creative young woman,' they said. 

'She went to a small public school where everybody knew her and then she went to a private school and no one there was American - most were European or eastern European.'

They...