Americans Against Hate

Americans Against Hate (AAH) is an organization that describes itself as a "civil rights organization and terrorism watchdog group." It was founded in August 1998 by Republican activist Joe Kaufman, a critic of the Islamic advocacy group Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Activities

The group's founder Joe Kaufman protested an award given by California Senator Barbara Boxer to the Sacramento chapter of CAIR, causing the senator to rescind the award. ["Boxer pulls Muslim award", Sacramento Bee - Jan 4, 2007] The "New York Times" later reported that "Boxer's decision to revoke the Sacramento commendation provoked an outcry from organizations that vouch for [CAIR's] advocacy, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the California Council of Churches." [Neil MacFarquhar, "Scrutiny Increases for a Group Advocating for Muslims in U.S.," "New York Times" (14 March 2007) p. A1.]

The group has protested against the Islamic Circle of North America, and calls for the inclusion of ICNA in the US State Department's list of organizations that support terrorists. [ [http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=6759844&nav=menu29_11 Protestors gather outside Islamic convention in Hartford] ] In October 2007, AAH members picketed Six Flags over Texas during an ICANA sponsored "Muslim Family Day", on the basis that it was "a charade, created to spread hatred, but veiled in a way to make the sponsoring organization look harmless." [ [http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=2bc35d0d-ff74-4915-ae4f-864bc335c777 FrontPage Magazine ] ] Subsequently, local Muslim organizations won a court injunction to prohibit Kaufman from non violent protest saying that Kaufman painted all Muslims as radical fanatics.

Links

* [http://www.americansagainsthate.org Website]
* [http://dogmafreeamerica.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=175203# Dogma Free America podcast interview with Joe Kaufman, founder of Americans Against Hate]

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