CLARITy Coalition

We are a global coalition of Muslims, former Muslims, academics, scholars, authors, and activists united by a shared commitment to peace, democracy, liberty, and secular governance. We are deeply concerned by the growing influence of Islamism and the threat it poses to these values in societies around the world.

Our coalition is uniquely led by co-directors Yasmine Mohammed, a former Muslim, and Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, a practicing Muslim—an uncommon and powerful alliance that reflects both the diversity of Muslim experience and the broad coalition needed to confront one of the defining challenges of our time.

We embrace democratic values founded in reason and critical debate and the fundamental freedoms set forth in the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948.

We support liberty and dignity for all persons, including women and girls, and whether or not one is Muslim.

We believe that, without fear of apostasy and blasphemy laws, every individual has the right to speak freely, engage in critical thinking, publicly express criticism of Islam, and has the right to freedom of religion or to have no religion.

Because we value peace and democracy, we reject the acceptance of and justifications for jihad, the use of dawa for political purposes, and advocacy for the institutionalization of sharia.

 We invite all like-minded people to join in supporting these core principles.