10-16-2007, 08:30 PM
Muslim Organizations and Islamic Centers Derail Kaufman Attempt to Demonize Saturday's Muslim Family Day at Six Flags
WASHINGTON, D.C. (MASNET) Oct. 15, 2007 - The Muslim American Society's Dallas chapter led a coalition of Muslim Organizations and Islamic Centers in derailing an attempt by Joe Kaufman and his group, "American's Against Hate", to demonize this past Saturday's Islamic Center of North America (ICNA) sponsored Muslim Family Day at Six Flags, a Dallas-area amusement park.
Kaufman, through his website and planned protest/demonstration at the entrance of Six Flags, operates a website known as, "Americans Against Hate" - refers to the Muslim Family Day sponsors and co-sponsors as "radicals", "extremists" and "jihadists'" (in the sense of that word as used in America to mean armed or violent people) - "which is, in fact, the antithesis of the title, in that it tries to foment hate and anger against law abiding United States citizens who practice their religion (Islam), freely as guaranteed by the United States Constitution," the coalition's slander and defamation lawsuit, filed in Tarrant County District Court prior to the event, states.
District Court Judge Bob McGrath executed a restraining order against Kauffman on October 12, ordering that Kaufman be immediately restrained from threatening plaintiffs in person, by telephone, or in writing to take unlawful action against any person, intending by this action to annoy or alarm Plaintiffs; intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing bodily injury to Plaintiffs or Plaintiffs' associates or members; threatening Plaintiffs or Plaintiffs' associates or members with imminent bodily injury; and/or inciting violence against Plaintiffs, their members or associates.
The court's order also requires Kaufman to appear in District Court on October 22, 2007 at 8:30 AM to determine what other relief might be necessary in the case.
"We would like to encourage the Dallas area Muslim community to make every effort to attend the October 22 hearing as a demonstration of solidarity in seeing that justice is served," stated MAS Freedom Executive Director, Mahdi Bray.
The Tarrant County District Court is located at 401 West Belknap, Fort Worth, Texas.