Woman who accused Women’s March founder of harassment cover-up faces lawsuit

By Sara Dorn
New York Post
March 03, 2018

https://nypost.com/2018/03/03/woman-who-accused-womens-march-founder-of-harassment-cover-up-faces-lawsuit/

The woman who accused Muslim activist and Women’s March founder Linda Sarsour of covering up sexual harassment at the Arab American Society of New York made up the allegations, according to a lawsuit.

Majed Seif is suing Asmi Fathelbab for defamation, alleging Fathelbab lied when she told the Daily Caller in December that Seif rubbed his crotch on her and stalked her while the two worked together at the association in 2009.

Sarsour, who was their supervisor at the time, fat-shamed the woman and threatened to blacklist her from political jobs, Fathelbab told the Web site.

“I’m astonished that I’m being sued by my stalker, harasser and assaulter,” Fathelbab said. “Since he stopped stalking me in 2012, this is the first time I heard from him.”

She also reiterated Sarsour’s role in her ordeal.

“When I would go to her with my complaints she’d tell me time and time again that no one would believe me because something like that doesn’t happen to someone who looks like me,” Fathelbab said.

Sarsour did not respond to requests for comment.