Women’s March co-founder Linda Sarsour has been accused of covering up the sexual assault of women during her time as executive director of the Arab American Association.
You read that right – the founder of a pro women’s march has been accused of covering up numerous instances of assault on a woman.
Now, a prominent New York Democrat is calling for an investigation into the alleged misconduct.
State Rep. Dov Hikind, who has served in Brooklyn for thirty-four years said, “Women everywhere should be demanding an investigation into these charges.”
New York Democratic state Rep. Dov Hikind is calling for an investigation into Women’s March organizer Linda Sarsour after allegations of her dismissing complaints of her employee’s sexual assault came to light. https://t.co/pkuyLPvYpa
— Joe FreedomLover🇺🇸 (@JoeFreedomLove) December 19, 2017
Hikind added, “If Linda Sarsour enabled the sexual assault & harassment of a woman who worked for her, as alleged, this should concern everyone.”
Sarsour has been accused of covering up the ‘groping and unwanted touching’ of a former employee, Asmi Fathelbab. The story was corroborated by two other witnesses.
Fathelbab went to Sarsour with the accusations but was dismissed according to the complainant because she “was not attractive enough to be harassed.”
Sarsour also reportedly told her the man she accused of assault was a “good Muslim” who was “always at the Mosque.”
People on all ends of the political spectrum should seek the truth about charges against @lsarsour pic.twitter.com/g98v940pWg
— Dov Hikind (@HikindDov) December 18, 2017
Fathelbab called Sarsour out for being a fraud on women’s rights.
“She oversaw an environment unsafe and abusive to women,” Fathelbab said. “Women who put [Sarsour] on a pedestal for women’s rights and empowerment deserve to know how she really treats us.”
Earlier this summer, Sarsour called on followers to form a “jihad” against President Trump.
She has a history of violent statements against women as well, including calls for violence against Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali woman from the Netherlands who suffered through female genital mutilation.
Linda Sarsour of the @WomensMarch:
– Threatened to cut off genitalia of Muslim women she doesn’t like
– Idolizes a terrorist, Rasmea Odeh
– Praised a cop killer, Assata Shakur
– Enabled sexual predators in her workplaceNot ONE liberal will say “she doesn’t represent our party”?
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) December 18, 2017
Fun fact – Sarsour is a darling of the Democrat Party. She was a Bernie Sanders delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention. One of her biggest fans is New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who penned a glowing article about the jihad-supporting activist in Time magazine.
The four exceptional organizers of the @womensmarch are on the 2017 #TIME100. It was an honor to write about them. https://t.co/c1M4VbDgJm pic.twitter.com/QR1FY6oyF3
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) April 20, 2017
At least one Democrat in New York is calling Sarsour a fraud. Will anybody else follow suit?
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