Clarion Project Explained

Clarion Project
Founded Date:2006
Tax Id:20-5845679
Founder:Raphael Shore
Location:Washington, D.C., US
Mission:"[T]o expos[e] the dangers of Islamic extremism while providing a platform for the voices of moderation and [to] promot[e] grassroots activism."-->
Homepage:clarionproject.org

The Clarion Project (formerly Clarion Fund Inc.) is an American nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that was founded in 2006.[1] [2] The organization has been involved in the production and distribution of the films , and Iranium. These films have been criticized by some for allegedly falsifying information and described as anti-Muslim propaganda.[3] [4] The organization publishes a weekly "Extremism Roundup" newsletter.[5]

Mission and leadership

Clarion Project states its mission is to expose and reduce the threats of extremism to create a safer world for all.[6] The CEO as of 2022 is Richard Green.[7] The project's advisory board included Raheel Raza[8] president of Muslims Facing Tomorrow, Zuhdi Jasser president of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) [9] and Michelle Baron. The project was founded by Raphael Shore.[10] [11] [12] [13]

Funding

The nonprofit Charity Navigator has rated the Clarion Project 4 out of 4 stars.[14]

Criticism

The Southern Poverty Law Center listed the organization as an "anti-Muslim hate group" in 2016–2019.[15] The U.S.-based Muslim advocacy group, the Council on American–Islamic Relations, stated that the Clarion Project is among 37 American organizations that promote Islamophobia in American society.[16] The organization has been described as part of the counter-jihad movement.[17] [18]

Clarion previously employed security-analyst Ryan Mauro, who according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, has asserted that there were multiple "no-go zones" for non-Muslims across the U.K. and Europe and has spoken about the supposed rising number of Muslim enclaves across the U.S., governed by "gangs of Islamic extremists" enforcing the Shariah law.[19] In 2022 a speech by a Clarion Project co-founder was cancelled.[20]

Films

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Clarion Project. Clarion Project. 2015-02-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150222033350/http://www.clarionproject.org/about. 2015-02-22. live.
  2. News: Jihadist Jane: Islamic State seeking out women. USA Today. November 1, 2014. Mona. Alami. 2017-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107145032/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/11/01/islamic-state-women/17823977/. 2017-11-07. live.
  3. Web site: 'Iranium' or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the 'Military Option' . . 2017-08-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170531123019/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2011/01/iranium.html . 2017-05-31 . bot: unknown .
  4. News: NYPD Cops' Training Included an Anti-Muslim Horror Flick. https://web.archive.org/web/20110121234302/https://www.villagevoice.com/2011-01-19/columns/nypd-cops-training-included-an-anti-muslim-horror-flick/. dead. 21 January 2011. 1. New York. Village Voice. 21 January 2011. 23 February 2019.
  5. Web site: 2022-12-02 . The Extremism Roundup Archives . 2024-03-10 . The Clarion Project . en-US.
  6. Web site: Home. 2020-10-18. Clarion Project. en-US.
  7. Web site: Development . PodBean . Combating Extremism with The Clarion Project's Richard Green . 2022-04-26 . thegsherpodcast.podbean.com . en.
  8. Web site: Muslims Facing Tomorrow. 2020-10-18. muslimsfacingtomorrow.com.
  9. Web site: American Islamic Forum for Democracy. 2020-10-18. aifdemocracy.org. en-US.
  10. Book: Bryan Saario. Holy Land Conversations: A Journey Through Palestine's Back Door. 154. 2011. Wheatmark, Inc..
  11. Book: Lawrence Swaim. The Death of Judeo-Christianity: Religious Aggression and Systemic Evil in the Modern World. 144. 2012. John Hunt Publishing.
  12. Book: Nathan Lean. The Islamophobia Industry: How the Right Manufactures Fear of Muslims. 127. 2012. Palgrave Macmillan.
  13. Book: Hani A. Faris. The Failure of the Two-State Solution: The Prospects of One State in the Israel-Palestine Conflict. 108. 2013. I.B.Tauris.
  14. Web site: Charity Navigator - Rating for Clarion Project . 2020-10-18 . Charity Navigator . en.
  15. Web site: Anti-Muslim. 2020-10-18. Southern Poverty Law Center. en.
  16. News: Katherine Burgess. Muslims name 37 groups that fuel Islamophobia. 19 September 2013. The Washington Post. 2016-06-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820145617/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/muslims-name-37-groups-that-fuel-islamophobia/2013/09/19/5d529c24-2166-11e3-ad1a-1a919f2ed890_story.html. 2016-08-20. live.
  17. Denying the Link between Islamist Ideology and Jihadist Terrorism "Political Correctness" and the Undermining of Counterterrorism. Perspectives on Terrorism. Terrorism Research Institute. October 2013. 7. 5. Jeffrey M.. Bale. 37. 26297006 .
  18. Islamophobia in Europe: How governments are enabling the far-right 'counter-jihad' movement. Hilary. Aked. Melissa. Jones. David. Miller. 2019. Public Interest Investigations. 49.
  19. News: Extremists to Address Anti-Muslim Act! for America Conference Next Week. 3 September 2015. 2016-06-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160527124303/https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2015/09/03/extremists-address-anti-muslim-act-america-conference-next-week. 2016-05-27. live.
  20. Web site: Shapiro . Dmitriy . 2022-03-30 . Canceled speaker at JCC in Omaha, whose topic was radicalization, makes case known . 2022-04-26 . JNS.org . en-US.
  21. Web site: 2018-08-13 . Censored Womens Film Festival . 2022-07-03 . World Film Fair . en . 2022-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703125546/https://worldfilmfair.com/screening/censored-womens-film-festival . dead .
  22. Web site: Shaul . Tema . Faithkeepers: Be Your Brothers' Keeper . 2022-06-08 . Faithkeepers . en-US.
  23. Web site: Home . 2022-06-08 . Kids: Chasing Paradise . en-US.
  24. Web site: WATCH NOW! LP Executive Director featured in film exposing foreign influence on U.S. education system . 2022-06-08 . The Lawfare Project . 13 September 2020 . en-US.
  25. News: October 31, 2023 . ‘Covert Cash:’ A startling revelation of how foreign funding promotes extremism and radicalism on American campuses .

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