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{{about | the Clarion Fund| the Clarion Foundation writing workshops| Clarion Workshop}}
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{{POV|date=October 2008}}'''Clarion Fund''' is a [[New York City]]-based [[nonprofit organization]]<ref>
{{POV|date=October 2008}}'''Clarion Fund''' is a [[New York City]]-based [[nonprofit organization]] founded in 2006 whose mission is "to educate Americans about issues of national security,"<ref>
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| quote = ...we have determined that you are exempt from Federal income tax under section [[501(c)(3)]] of the [[Internal Revenue Code]].
}}</ref> founded in 2006 whose mission is "to educate Americans about issues of national security," with its main focus on what it calls "the most urgent threat of [[radical Islam]]."<ref name="clarion">{{cite web | url = http://www.clarionfund.org/ | title = Clarion Fund: National Security Through Education | accessdate = 2008-09-14}}</ref> The organization was founded by [[Canadian]]-[[Israeli]]<ref name="haaretz">{{citeweb|publisher=''[[Haaretz]]''|author=Daphna Berman|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/873843.html|title='Obsession' stokes passions, fears and controversy|accessdate=2008-10-20}}</ref> film producer [[Raphael Shore]]<ref>
}}</ref> with its main focus on what it calls "the most urgent threat of [[radical Islam]]."<ref name="clarion">{{cite web | url = http://www.clarionfund.org/ | title = Clarion Fund: National Security Through Education | accessdate = 2008-09-14}}</ref> The organization was founded by [[Canadian]]-[[Israeli]] film producer [[Raphael Shore]].<ref name="haaretz">{{citeweb|publisher=''[[Haaretz]]''|author=Daphna Berman|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/873843.html|title='Obsession' stokes passions, fears and controversy|accessdate=2008-10-20}}</ref><ref>
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| title = Obsession - Radical Islam’s War Against the West - The Filmmakers
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==Origins==
==Origins==

Revision as of 01:36, 22 October 2008

This article is about the Clarion Fund. For the Clarion Foundation writing workshops, see Clarion Workshop.

Clarion Fund is a New York City-based nonprofit organization founded in 2006 whose mission is "to educate Americans about issues of national security,"[1] with its main focus on what it calls "the most urgent threat of radical Islam."[2] The organization was founded by Canadian-Israeli film producer Raphael Shore.[3][4]

Origins

According to Clarion Fund's incorporation papers, it is based as the same address as Aish Hatorah, a pro-Israel organization.[5] The three founders of The Clarion Fund are or were full-time employees of Aish HaTorah.[6] Raphael Shore, the leader of The Clarion Fund is also a full-time employee of Aish HaTorah.[7] The Clarion Fund has collaborated with pro-Israel media watch organization HonestReporting in the production of its films. HonestReporting originally was a project of the Aish Hatorah organization.[8]

Distribution of "Obsession" DVD

Main article: Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West

In September 2008, the group gained attention by distributing, with the aid of the Endowment for Middle East Truth[9], free copies of the film Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West, produced and co-written by Shore, by mail and in newspaper supplements.[10]. The Fund has reportedly sent 28 million DVDs to at least 70 newspapers in swing states to place at the doorstep of newspaper subscribers.[1][2]

Critics have accused the Clarion Fund, through its distribution of the Obsession film, of misleadingly portraying Islam as a threatening religion bent on the destruction of Western civilization, and of interspersing untruthful incendiary commentary with images of Nazis and suicide bombing indoctrination.[11]

Others have called the film "award winning" and "required viewing".[12]

After a quote from Edmund Burke, the movie starts with a disclaimer that reads: "This is a film about radical Islamic terror. A dangerous ideology, fueled by religious hatred. It's important to remember most Muslims are peaceful and do not support terror. This is not a film about them. This is a film about a radical worldview, and the threat it poses to us all, Muslim and non-Muslim alike."[13][14][15][16][17]

In September 2008, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate the Clarion Fund's DVD distribution claiming that it was an attempt to influence the 2008 US presidential election. As evidence of inappropriate political bias on the part of The Clarion Fund, AP cited Patriot News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania reporting "that a Clarion Fund Web site ran a pro-McCain article before it attracted notice and was taken down."[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ Choi, Robert (2007-07-27). "letter" (pdf). Internal Revenue Service. Center for Investigative Reporting. Retrieved 2008-10-10. ...we have determined that you are exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
  2. ^ "Clarion Fund: National Security Through Education". Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  3. ^ Daphna Berman. "'Obsession' stokes passions, fears and controversy". Haaretz. Retrieved 2008-10-20. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "Obsession - Radical Islam's War Against the West - The Filmmakers". Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  5. ^ http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43983
  6. ^ http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iEsmhiNuC1Aio2bPql9Iw1z6I3ywD93COGEG1
  7. ^ http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iEsmhiNuC1Aio2bPql9Iw1z6I3ywD93COGEG1
  8. ^ http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43983
  9. ^ http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43983
  10. ^ 'Radical Islam' video angers South Florida Muslims, September 16, 2008 Miami Herald. URL retrieved 2008-09-16.
  11. ^ http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003849746
  12. ^ http://www.timesgazette.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=156942
  13. ^ "Terrorism: Looking for context". The Florida Times-Union. Jacksonville, Florida. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-10-09. The documentary, Obsession, a DVD contained in this newspaper last Sunday, begins with a disclaimer. 'This is a film about radical Islamic terror.'
  14. ^ Robinson, John (2009-09-21). "Why we didn't distribute "Obsession"". The Editor's Log. Greensboro, North Carolina: Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved 2008-10-09. The documentary begins with a statement: 'This is a film about radical Islamic terrorism.'
  15. ^ Mesh, Aaron (2008-10-01). "Obsession". Willamette Week. 34 (47). Portland, Oregon: Willamette Week Newspaper. Retrieved 2008-10-09. 'It's important to remember,' a title card warns in the first minute, over the sounds of ominous ululating, 'most Muslims are peaceful and do not support terror.'
  16. ^ Miller, H Bruce (2008-09-30). ""Obsession": Springing a September Surprise?". The Source Weekly. Bend, Oregon: Lay It Out Inc. Retrieved 2008-10-09. The opening sequence contains a cautionary note: 'It is important to remember most Muslims are peaceful and do not support terror.'
  17. ^ ""Obsession" DVD Raises Concerns Over Propaganda". WFOR-TV. Miami, Florida: CBS Television Stations. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-10-09. At the beginning of the film, it points out 'It's important to remember, most Muslims are peaceful and do not support terror.'
  18. ^ http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iEsmhiNuC1Aio2bPql9Iw1z6I3ywD93COGEG1
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