Confusion today is not accidental; it is cultivated. Euphemism has replaced precision, and moral clarity is increasingly dismissed as intolerance. In this environment, asking necessary questions about ideology, power, and democracy is treated as provocation rather than responsibility.
CLARITy Coalition exists because that evasion is not sustainable or acceptable.
Across Canada, the United States, and allied democracies, Islamist movements have learned to operate comfortably within liberal systems while advancing illiberal aims. They exploit democratic freedoms, weaponize pluralism, and rely on institutional reluctance to name the problem. Too often, governments and civil society fail to distinguish between Muslims as citizens and Islamism as an ideology, leaving reformers marginalized and policy adrift.
The consequences are tangible: campus intimidation reframed as activism, foreign influence masked as community engagement, and legislation shaped without ideological honesty. Silence in these cases is not neutrality; it is abdication.
Clear Insights is a civic intervention, not a partisan project or a culture-war exercise. Our purpose is to restore clarity, grounded in evidence, liberal principles, and lived experience. Each month, we will focus on what matters now: the policies being shaped, the ideas gaining ground, and the cost of continued evasion.
Clarity is not cruelty. It is a responsibility, and responsibility can no longer be deferred.
Highlight
Op-Ed: What No Hijab Day Means To Me
February 1, 2026, marks the ninth annual No Hijab Day. This year, it is worth saying plainly why this day exists at all: because for nearly five decades, Iranian women and countless others across the Muslim world have risked their lives resisting religious coercion, including the state-enforced mandate to veil. Their courage, not Western identity politi…
Iran Uprising: Human Rights Situation Report
While Western activists, commentators and pundits are arguing whether we should use the terms ‘genocide’ or ‘crime against humanity’ for the ongoing massacre in Iran, the Islamic Regime has continued its slaughter of Iranians since January 8, 2026. The Regime has lost all pretense of legitimacy but is desperately clinging to any semblance of power, whic…
Feature
Ahead of the Return of Parliament, Jewish Organizations Urge MPs to Strengthen and Pass Bill C-9
Op-Ed
Mamdani Shows His True Colors in His First Week in Office: Red and Green
By Zahra Sandberg
Just hours after being sworn into office, Zohran Mamdani revoked two executive orders put in place by former mayor Eric Adams, one that expanded the definition of antisemitism and another that prevented city employees and agencies from boycotting or divesting from Israel.
Is this surprising, coming from a mayor who wouldn’t condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada” and even threatened to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he were to visit New York? Curiously, Mamdani was vehemently opposed to the recent arrest of alleged narco-terrorist and former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Mamdani has also been photographed associating with Imam Siraj Wahaj, an unindicted co-conspirator of the 1993 World Trade Center bombings, as well as with Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian agitator responsible for violent anti-Israel protests and campus encampments.
So why would redefining—and effectively minimizing—antisemitism, while making it easier to boycott and divest from the State of Israel, be a top priority for the mayor of New York City?
Because at heart, Mamdani is a poster child for the red-green alliance: the Marxist, socialist, and Islamist coalition that uses the pro-Palestinian movement as its unifying cause. The end goal of this movement is to sow chaos, disrupt Western civilization as we know it, and install a socialist system in which the means of production are seized by the government, private property is abolished, and citizens are placed into large, government-run housing projects. Islamism aligns well with this vision, as it is fundamentally anti-democratic.
New Yorkers may have been fooled by Mamdani’s permanent grin and vague promises of “affordability,” but it won’t take long for his true colors to emerge. We are already learning about his cabinet picks, including far-left activist Cea Weaver and Ramzi Kassem, an attorney who once represented an al-Qaeda member. This is the same recipe that led to the Iranian Revolution of 1979, when Marxists and Islamists joined forces to overthrow the monarchy—only for the Islamists to later seize full power and eliminate the very communists who helped them get there.
Let’s hope we have learned something from history and never allow ourselves to reach that point again.
Islamism 101
Exposing “Da‘wa”: The Islamist Strategy Masquerading as Outreach
By Helayne Kushner
In classical Arabic, da‘wa (دعوة) simply means “invitation.” The Qur’an (16:125) enjoins Muslims to “invite to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction.” On the surface, it’s interpreted as peaceful proselytizing and moral improvement.
Islamist organizations see it very differently.
To the Muslim Brotherhood, Hizb ut-Tahrir, Salafi-jihadist networks, and their Western affiliates, da‘wa (دعوة) is the non-kinetic phase of a civilizational conquest project. It is the disciplined, long-game effort to Islamize free societies from within through:
- Demographic pressure and mass migration
- Institutional capture (mosques, universities, media, politics)
- Incremental demands for Sharia accommodation
- Weaponization of “Islamophobia” accusations to silence opposition
Their own strategic literature is unambiguous. The 1991 Muslim Brotherhood memorandum discovered in the Holy Land Foundation trial describes the goal as “eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within.” Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the Brotherhood’s most influential theologian until he died in 2022, openly stated that da‘wa and armed jihad are sequential stages of the same struggle.
When challenged, activists deploy predictable deflections:
- “It’s just missionary work, no different from Christians.”
- “Criticism of da‘wa is Islamophobic hate.”
- “Sharia is merely personal religious law.”
These claims collapse under scrutiny. Major surveys (Pew 2013, ICM 2016, IFOP France 2021–2024) consistently show that 40–90 % of Muslims in key countries favor sharia as official state law, with significant minorities in Europe placing sharia above national legislation. Classical sharia manuals mandate penalties and discriminatory rules irreconcilable with Western constitutions.
In the Islamist playbook, da‘wa is not dialogue. It is stealth jihad by another name.
We must name it accurately, track its networks, and resist its advance before the invitation becomes an ultimatum.
What We’re Reading
Canadian Islamists Assail Workplace Neutrality in Government Offices — Joe Adam George
This matters because it goes to the heart of whether Canada’s public service remains a neutral, secular institution or becomes a contested ideological space where organized religious activism can pressure the state from within. Once that boundary erodes, especially inside security and policy-making bodies, public trust in impartial governance and equal treatment under the law is put at risk. In a liberal democracy, neutrality is not hostility to faith—it is the firewall that protects pluralism, freedom, and the legitimacy of the state itself.
What’s Happening in Canada
Bill’s C-9 and C-257
By Hadassah Goldberg
Bill C-9, the “Combating Hate Act,” is set for review in January 2026 as Parliament continues its study of proposed Criminal Code reforms intended to address hate-related conduct, intimidation, obstruction and symbolic displays that promote hatred. Though C-9 would create new offences related to access to protected places and hate-motivated conduct, it does not establish a standalone offence for those who willfully promote terrorist groups or terrorist activity — even as public testimony before the committee and commentators highlight concerns about terrorist symbolism and advocacy in Canada.
Critically, it omits an offence for those who willfully promote terrorist groups and activities. Roman Baber, M.P., tabled Bill C-257 to create a new criminal offence: wilfully promoting a terrorist group or terrorist activity.
As of January 2026, Bill C-257 remains at first reading as a private member’s bill in the House of Commons and has not been enacted into law. It sits outside the Order of Precedence, meaning it has not yet been selected for debate in Parliament and is not advanced through later stages of the legislative process.
The contrast between C-9’s scope and Baber’s proposal underscores an active debate in Ottawa about whether Canada’s criminal law adequately addresses the upstream dynamics of radicalization and extremist advocacy, or whether the legal framework continues to focus more narrowly on downstream acts of violence rather than the promotion and normalization of terrorist ideology.
Proposed Legislation in the United States
The TRACE Act
By Leslie Lebl and Tali Gillette
On January 2, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education launched an updated public database website detailing foreign gifts and contracts to U.S. institutes of higher education. It identified $62.4 billion, including $6.6 billion from Qatar alone.
These disclosures are mandated under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), which requires colleges and universities receiving federal funds to report foreign gifts or contracts exceeding $250,000 in a calendar year. Despite being federal law since 1965, compliance with Section 117 has been historically inconsistent and effectively ignored.
In response to widespread underreporting, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the DETERRENT Act in March 2025. The legislation would lower the reporting threshold to $50,000, strengthen enforcement mechanisms, and impose penalties for non-compliance. The bill is currently pending before the U.S. Senate. In addition, the TRACE Act, a bill with a similar goal aimed at K-12 education, has also passed the House and is now before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee.
Spotlight
On Douglas Burton
By Zavosh Mottahedeh
Freedom is easy to lose when no one is watching. Douglas Burton has been watching Nigeria closely for years. He reports on Islamic extremism, persecution, and the collapse of security in places that rarely make the news. As Managing Editor of Truth Nigeria, he works with local reporters who risk their safety to document what is happening in their own towns and villages.
In this Spotlight, Douglas explains how he entered this work and what he believes the world should understand.
Q1. Douglas, what first brought your attention to Nigeria?
A1. I began looking into Nigeria in 2019. Very quickly, I saw a major gap. People were dying in large numbers, villages were being destroyed, and churches were under attack. Yet the public story often called this “banditry.” That wasn’t accurate. Many attacks were tied to Islamism and territorial expansion. The scale of the violence was huge, and very few people outside Nigeria seemed aware of it. I stayed with the story because the truth was being softened or ignored, and the victims needed someone to speak plainly.
Q2. What does Truth Nigeria focus on, and why is local reporting so important?
A2. Truth Nigeria focuses on clear facts. No spin. No vague language. We rely on Nigerian reporters who live in the areas affected by the violence. They know the roads, the groups, and the risks. My role is to guide and support them. I help them verify details, shape stories, and push for clarity. When local journalists can report freely, the public gains power. They can see patterns, demand answers, and push for change. Accurate reporting weakens extremism because it exposes what the attackers try to hide.
Q3. What challenges do you and your team face, and what gives you hope?
A3. The challenges are serious. My reporters work in areas where security forces are stretched thin and Islamic extremist groups move with little resistance. They face threats, harassment, and pressure from different sides. The real hero is our founder, Judd Saul. He is a missionary and relentless fundraiser who travels to Nigeria several times each year and takes on real physical risk to support the mission. My team tells me the police want to arrest me if I return to Nigeria, but I take that lightly. I’m safe here, and my job is simply to help my colleagues report clearly and with no fear.
What gives me hope is their courage. I see brave Nigerian journalists who keep working even when it is unsafe. I see communities that refuse to give up, even after repeated attacks. And I see more people outside Nigeria paying attention. When someone like Nina Shea cites our work, it shows my team that their efforts matter and are finally being heard.
Q4. How do you see your work connecting with the mission of the CLARITy Coalition?
A4. CLARITy exists to confront Islamist extremism and defend basic rights. That is what we try to do at Truth Nigeria. We tell the truth without watering it down. We name the ideology behind the violence. We stand with people who are targeted because of their faith or because they refuse to move off their land. CLARITy’s mission lines up with ours because both efforts depend on honesty. You cannot solve a crisis if you cannot describe it. When CLARITy amplifies the stories from Nigeria, it gives victims a voice and helps break the silence that extremists rely on.
Voices of Reform & Resistance
Dalia Ziada ALERTS A MASS Islamists Takover is COMING for The West
– Dalia Ziada sits down with Ashley Waxman Bakshi of Jewish News Syndicate TV for a no-filter breakdown.
Dalia Ziada, Egyptian human rights activist and CLARITy Coalition member, joins Ashley Waxman Bakshi to expose how terrorist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas operate, what they truly believe, and the end goals that drive them. Ziada also recounts her personal break from the propaganda she was raised with, false narratives that taught her to view Israel and Jewish people as enemies.
Media Watch
Islam & The West: Episode 4: How Qatar Bought The West.
– Yasmine Mohammed with guest Jay Solomon
This matters because it exposes how an authoritarian petro-Islamist state quietly purchased influence inside Western media, universities, and political institutions—re-engineering how our own societies talk about Islamism, terrorism, and ‘tolerance.’ Once foreign regimes are allowed to shape our cultural and intellectual infrastructure, democratic self-government becomes an illusion rather than a reality.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali on the Somali takeover of the West ‘This is a disaster.’
GB News interviews CLARITy Coalition co-founder Ayaan Hirsi Ali regarding the Somalian fraud crisis in Minnesota. She discusses how the tribal nature of the culture prioritizes collectivism and group identity over individualism or agency. Furthermore, she explores how these dynamics relate to Islamism and why she believes this framework is antithetical to Western values.
Who is ‘completely dedicated’ to overthrowing ‘colonial empire’ US?
CLARITy Coalition member and senior editor of investigations for Fox News, Asra Nomani explains to Fox Business about how Socialist/Marxist/Islamist organizations use ‘narrative warfare’ to further their agenda to undermine the U.S. and cause chaos in American Society.
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Closing Note
Democracies are tested not only by external threats but by internal reluctance to exercise judgment. When institutions defer clarity in the name of cohesion, they trade long-term stability for short-term comfort. This publication exists to resist that trend and to insist that liberal societies remain capable of self-correction.
CLARITy Coalition is a civic initiative dedicated to defending liberal democracy through evidence-based analysis, ideological clarity, and reform-oriented voices. We distinguish between faith and political ideology, reject euphemism where truth is required, and prioritize democratic resilience over denial.
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