2014 - Report to Our Readers

	The Clarion Project had significant successes in 2014 in fulfilling its mandate of educating the world about Islamic extremism and promoting human rights activists in the Muslim world. Here is a brief report for you, our readers, of our accomplishments. Thank you for being our partner in this important undertaking. The Clarion Project Team Honor Diaries, Our Award-Winning Film In March 2014, Clarion Project launched Honor Diaries, the first film to break the silence on honor violence against women and girls globally. Honor Diaries has reached millions of people through television and online distribution deals, film festivals and international, community and campus screening events. It’s success continues. 2014 Highlights: Featured on DirecTV with an estimated one million viewers. Promoted by iTunes. Available on Netflix, Amazon and Vudu to millions of subscribers. Screened at the British House of Commons, the United Nations in New York and Geneva and Amnesty International Human Rights Center. Screenings on more than 200 college campuses. Screenings in the Muslim world, including Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan and Tunisia. Helped prompt first major gov’t study about FGM in the US, used to inform policymakers in British parliament and US & UK law enforcement about honor violence. Read more >> ClarionProject.org In 2014, ClarionProject.org, our news and activism website, became a leading name and influencer among journalists, diplomats, policy makers and human rights activists. Our national security analyst Ryan Mauro appeared and was mentioned more than 1,000 times on top-tier TV and radio stations. 2014 Highlights: Over 1.1 Million unique visitors to the website 375,000+ website hits via Facebook 68,000+ website hits via Twitter Read more >> Reaching the Muslim World Through our online efforts, we are providing a unique platform for dialogue and reform in the Muslim world and challenging extremism from within. More than 520,000 Arabic-speaking followers on our Honor Diaries Arabic Facebook page. Read more >> Social Media ClarionProject.org's Twitter account reaches thousands of followers, including journalists, politicians, diplomats, researchers and human rights activists. To highlight the growing Islamism in Turkey, we posted this tweet in response to the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister’s comment that women should not laugh in public. Our tweet was re-tweeted more than 1,300 times and reached 148,000 Twitter users. Read more >> Press Briefing and Webinars ClarionProject.org hosted 12 public webinars and exclusive press calls for journalists and policy makers on topics including the Iranian nuclear threat, Boko Haram's kidnapping of Nigerian schoolgirls and the struggle for women's rights in Muslim-majority countries. Hosts included: Dr. Gary Samore, former White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) for President Obama Ilan Mizrachi, Former Deputy Director of the Mossad Raheel Raza, Founder and President of the Council for Muslims Facing Tomorrow and star in Honor Diaries Read more >> Campaigns To educate the international community, ClarionProject.org initiated the following: Distributed “Special Report: The Islamic State” to diplomats, journalists and university professors. Launched educational campaign about Iran’s nuclear weapons program as the deadline for the Interim Agreement approached. Ahead of 9/11, launched campaign to promote Clarion’s film The Third Jihad, about the continuing threat of Islamic extremism in the West. Read more >> What to look out for in 2015 Upcoming Feature Film: Destroying Legacies: The Persecution of Christians and Other Minorities in Muslim-Majority Societies (working title) Clarion Project will be launching its next documentary film, Destroying Legacies (working title), around December 2015. The film will shed light on the persecution of religious and cultural minorities, in particular Christian groups, in Muslim-majority societies. Protagonist Dr, Amal Marogy on Destroying Legacies film shoot interviewing Christian Arab community leader. Clarion Project’s achievements this year have been impressive, but the challenges remain significant. Together we can continue to raise awareness about the dangers of Islamic extremism, shift public opinion and urge decision-makers to take action against this threat. We look forward to partnering in the year ahead. Please Support Our Work The Clarion Project Team