Tuesday, April 1, 2014

USA: #DisHonorDiaries questions filmmakers' motivations, creates backlash


The Clarion Project is known for its previous films, which include "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West" and "The Third Jihad: Radical Islam's Vision for America".

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Source/Credit: Al Jazeera | The Stream
By The Stream | April 1, 2014

'Honor Diaries' documentary, created by 'anti-Muslim' group the Clarion Project, sparks backlash online.

US Muslim activists are using Twitter to criticise a film about so-called "honour killings" in Muslim-majority countries. The primary target is not the message of "Honor Diaries", which features women in a dialogue about domestic violence in Muslim-majority societies, but the film's creators, the Clarion Project.

The Clarion Project is known for its previous films, which include "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West" and "The Third Jihad: Radical Islam's Vision for America". The group's website says it is "dedicated to exposing the dangers of Islamic extremism".

The Center for American Progress named the Clarion Project as part of a wider "Islamophobia network" in the 2011 report, "Fear, Inc." (This report was co-authored by Wajahat Ali, prior to him becoming digital producer for Al Jazeera America's The Stream.)

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