Lies beyond reality
Ignorance & Lies beyond Reality “Ignorance, fear, hatred, and lies beyond reality” seems to be a common pattern of many accusations in our world. The pattern well explains the motif of the statement, “Fethullah Gülen infiltrates the United States through our charter schools.” It seems to me that the only truth of the statement is that it aims to disturb people by using an irritating word as “infiltration.”
First of all, the statement lightly disregards the fact that the charter schools that are referred to are completely public institutions and not to be operated by such a reclusive person as Fethullah Gülen, who declares in an interview that appeared in USA Today that he has no relation with any institution in the form of ownership, board membership, or any similar kind. Calling these charter schools as Gulen charter schools is totally wrong. He maintains: "For many decades, I have expressed my ideas and opinions about social issues facing humanity. Many people have listened to my speeches and read my works. I do not approve that those who are familiar with and share these ideas and opinions to any extent, or the institutions they work at, should be viewed as connected with my person.”
A Texas Monthly article by William Martin, Rice University professor, supports what Fethullah Gülen declares. Martin clearly shows that the relation of Mr. Gülen with a group of U.S. charter schools is a natural one, that is, there are Gülen-inspired educators who legally work there. The reality can also be seen at my personal interview with a group of educators working at public schools in Texas. There a physical educator says that, coming from Turkey, it would be impossible for him not to know about Fethullah Gülen and the social movement he has inspired. The educator assumes that the majority of Turkish nation sympathize or support Fethullah Gülen’s humanitarian ideals.
Fethullah Gülen is well known with his apolitical way of service to society and his stance against proselytizing people to Islam. He defends the idea that religious people should represent their values with their attitudes and let others choose to regard or not those values (Gülen 2004: 38, 115). Professor Scott Appleby, Director of Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, testifies this commonly known fact in his recent article at OpenDemocracy:
Gülen has his critics. His endorsement of robust religious pluralism, reluctance to proselytise publicly, and insistence that his followers build schools not mosques, has led some Islamists to conclude that Gülen preaches an “Islam-less Islam”—a fuzzy ecumenism that refuses to take seriously the supposedly absolutist claims of religion.
Professor Appleby teaches courses in American religious history and comparative religious movements at the University of Notre Dame. He examines the roots of religious violence and the potential of religious peace-building. Appleby also co-chaired the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Task Force on Religion and the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy, which released the influential report “Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: A New Imperative for U.S. Foreign Policy.” In regard to the accusations of “infiltration,” “Islamization,” etc., Dr. Appleby says, “If a tree is known by its fruits, however, thus far the Gülen people give no evidence of deserving these accusations.” What is more, Dr. Appleby points out to the Gülen-inspired movement as one that the U.S. universities and youth movements, foundations and businesses should engage.
First of all, the statement lightly disregards the fact that the charter schools that are referred to are completely public institutions and not to be operated by such a reclusive person as Fethullah Gülen, who declares in an interview that appeared in USA Today that he has no relation with any institution in the form of ownership, board membership, or any similar kind. Calling these charter schools as Gulen charter schools is totally wrong. He maintains: "For many decades, I have expressed my ideas and opinions about social issues facing humanity. Many people have listened to my speeches and read my works. I do not approve that those who are familiar with and share these ideas and opinions to any extent, or the institutions they work at, should be viewed as connected with my person.”
A Texas Monthly article by William Martin, Rice University professor, supports what Fethullah Gülen declares. Martin clearly shows that the relation of Mr. Gülen with a group of U.S. charter schools is a natural one, that is, there are Gülen-inspired educators who legally work there. The reality can also be seen at my personal interview with a group of educators working at public schools in Texas. There a physical educator says that, coming from Turkey, it would be impossible for him not to know about Fethullah Gülen and the social movement he has inspired. The educator assumes that the majority of Turkish nation sympathize or support Fethullah Gülen’s humanitarian ideals.
Fethullah Gülen is well known with his apolitical way of service to society and his stance against proselytizing people to Islam. He defends the idea that religious people should represent their values with their attitudes and let others choose to regard or not those values (Gülen 2004: 38, 115). Professor Scott Appleby, Director of Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, testifies this commonly known fact in his recent article at OpenDemocracy:
Gülen has his critics. His endorsement of robust religious pluralism, reluctance to proselytise publicly, and insistence that his followers build schools not mosques, has led some Islamists to conclude that Gülen preaches an “Islam-less Islam”—a fuzzy ecumenism that refuses to take seriously the supposedly absolutist claims of religion.
Professor Appleby teaches courses in American religious history and comparative religious movements at the University of Notre Dame. He examines the roots of religious violence and the potential of religious peace-building. Appleby also co-chaired the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ Task Force on Religion and the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy, which released the influential report “Engaging Religious Communities Abroad: A New Imperative for U.S. Foreign Policy.” In regard to the accusations of “infiltration,” “Islamization,” etc., Dr. Appleby says, “If a tree is known by its fruits, however, thus far the Gülen people give no evidence of deserving these accusations.” What is more, Dr. Appleby points out to the Gülen-inspired movement as one that the U.S. universities and youth movements, foundations and businesses should engage.
Have the Fundings Been Cut Down?
This is from Goose Network blog.
This time last year, I published an important article about the finances of Goose Network and other hate-filled websites. In that article I was proving that the websites who were sunning a number of ads on Google had to invest a great deal of money:
Above you clearly see that Meforum currently runs 329 different ads on Google. As webmasters say, on average one spends at least $500-600 per month for an ad. Multiply 500 by 329 and you get $164,500 per month !! Even if you say they spend $100 per add, it ends up to $32,900 per month! Whatever the real number is, it raises concerns of why someone would spend this much on racist and hate oriented ads.
Can you see the difference? Right now, they don’t run any ads anymore. Why do you think so? I think, especially after CAP’s report, they don’t have the courage to spend money on web issues in order to defame people. Besides, they must also think that they have given enough harm to the people and organizations they attacked.
The money is now given to the “real people” rather than virtual reality. Vanessa Kachadurian, Bill Thacker, the owner of CASILIPS (a fake organization run by …) must be given substantial amount of money in order to attack top-performing American charter schools and fallaciously call them Gulen Charter Schools.
People need “bread” to take home.
This time last year, I published an important article about the finances of Goose Network and other hate-filled websites. In that article I was proving that the websites who were sunning a number of ads on Google had to invest a great deal of money:
Above you clearly see that Meforum currently runs 329 different ads on Google. As webmasters say, on average one spends at least $500-600 per month for an ad. Multiply 500 by 329 and you get $164,500 per month !! Even if you say they spend $100 per add, it ends up to $32,900 per month! Whatever the real number is, it raises concerns of why someone would spend this much on racist and hate oriented ads.
Can you see the difference? Right now, they don’t run any ads anymore. Why do you think so? I think, especially after CAP’s report, they don’t have the courage to spend money on web issues in order to defame people. Besides, they must also think that they have given enough harm to the people and organizations they attacked.
The money is now given to the “real people” rather than virtual reality. Vanessa Kachadurian, Bill Thacker, the owner of CASILIPS (a fake organization run by …) must be given substantial amount of money in order to attack top-performing American charter schools and fallaciously call them Gulen Charter Schools.
People need “bread” to take home.
Harmony Public Schools to Receive $30M Federal Fund
HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SELECTED FROM 372 APPLICANTS TO RECEIVE RACE TO THE TOP-DISTRICT AWARD.
HPS joins 15 others as the Race to the Top-District winners in national competition worth $400 million in grants.
Houston—The Department of Education today announced Harmony Public Schools as one of the Race to the Top-District winners. HPS joins 15 other applicants as the final district winners that will share nearly $400 million in grant money from the Department of Education. HPS will be awarded roughly $30 million grant to work toward supporting personalized student learning, improving student achievement and educator effectiveness, closing achievement gaps, and preparing every student to succeed in college and careers.
“We are thrilled and honored to be named a winner of the Race to the Top-District competition,” said Harmony Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Soner Tarim. “We are eager to use the grant money to further personalize the way each student uses time, receives support to master essential skills, and deepens understanding of content.”
The Race to the Top-District award is the latest recognition of Harmony’s leadership in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. HPS’ nationally-recognized program, commitment to equitable student outcomes, engaged parents and students, and university and community partners all create a strong foundation of academic success from which we will continue to build.
“We see Race to the Top-District as an opportunity to deepen personalization of classroom instruction so that every student has choice and customized support,” said Dr. Tarim. “Additionally, we hope to equip students, teachers and other stakeholders with real-time, actionable information on student learning to facilitate this individualized approach.”
HPS and the 15 other winners were chosen from a pool of 372 district applicants. The 16 winners will receive four-year awards that range from $10 million to $40 million, depending on the number of students served through the plan. A full list of winners and grant amounts can be found here.
About Harmony Public Schools:
Harmony Public Schools are 38 high performing K-12 college preparatory charter schools throughout Texas. Harmony blends the highest standards and expectations, with a rigorous math and science-centered curriculum and dedicated and engaged teachers and families to cultivate excellence and prepare students to succeed in college, careers and life. At Harmony Public Schools, we believe every child can succeed, and we are committed to helping them realize their full potential. To learn more about Harmony Public Schools please visit: www.harmonytx.org, and ‘Like’ us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/HarmonyTexas.
That is a wonderful news for Harmony Public Schools who have been fallaciously called Gulen Charter Schools by some attackers and amateur bloggers. As a Harmony Parent, I am glad that Harmony Public Schools validated their legitimacy (one more time) at the highest possible rank. All these malicious anti-charter school sentiments have to fade away now that Harmony Public Schools have been awarded to succeed more.
HPS joins 15 others as the Race to the Top-District winners in national competition worth $400 million in grants.
Houston—The Department of Education today announced Harmony Public Schools as one of the Race to the Top-District winners. HPS joins 15 other applicants as the final district winners that will share nearly $400 million in grant money from the Department of Education. HPS will be awarded roughly $30 million grant to work toward supporting personalized student learning, improving student achievement and educator effectiveness, closing achievement gaps, and preparing every student to succeed in college and careers.
“We are thrilled and honored to be named a winner of the Race to the Top-District competition,” said Harmony Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Soner Tarim. “We are eager to use the grant money to further personalize the way each student uses time, receives support to master essential skills, and deepens understanding of content.”
The Race to the Top-District award is the latest recognition of Harmony’s leadership in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. HPS’ nationally-recognized program, commitment to equitable student outcomes, engaged parents and students, and university and community partners all create a strong foundation of academic success from which we will continue to build.
“We see Race to the Top-District as an opportunity to deepen personalization of classroom instruction so that every student has choice and customized support,” said Dr. Tarim. “Additionally, we hope to equip students, teachers and other stakeholders with real-time, actionable information on student learning to facilitate this individualized approach.”
HPS and the 15 other winners were chosen from a pool of 372 district applicants. The 16 winners will receive four-year awards that range from $10 million to $40 million, depending on the number of students served through the plan. A full list of winners and grant amounts can be found here.
About Harmony Public Schools:
Harmony Public Schools are 38 high performing K-12 college preparatory charter schools throughout Texas. Harmony blends the highest standards and expectations, with a rigorous math and science-centered curriculum and dedicated and engaged teachers and families to cultivate excellence and prepare students to succeed in college, careers and life. At Harmony Public Schools, we believe every child can succeed, and we are committed to helping them realize their full potential. To learn more about Harmony Public Schools please visit: www.harmonytx.org, and ‘Like’ us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/HarmonyTexas.
That is a wonderful news for Harmony Public Schools who have been fallaciously called Gulen Charter Schools by some attackers and amateur bloggers. As a Harmony Parent, I am glad that Harmony Public Schools validated their legitimacy (one more time) at the highest possible rank. All these malicious anti-charter school sentiments have to fade away now that Harmony Public Schools have been awarded to succeed more.