Clarion Project

Founded	2006
Founder	Raphael Shore
Tax ID no.	20-5845679
Location	Washington, D.C., US
Website	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 Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West, The Third Jihad: Radical Islam's Vision For America 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

• Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West (2005)
• The Third Jihad: Radical Islam's Vision For America (2008)
• Iranium (2011) - about Iran's nuclear weapons program
• Honor Diaries (2013) - about violence against women ^[21]
• Faithkeepers (2017) - about Christians in the Middle East ^[22]
• Kids: Chasing Paradise (2019) - about child soldiers ^[23]
• Covert Cash (2020) - about foreign funding of US colleges ^{[24] [25]}

References

External links

• Clarion Project web site