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Research the Gulen
Crusade
By William Phillis
The 19 Horizon Science Academies/Noble Academies charter schools in
Ohio and the other 130 or so sister charters in other states are a part
of the worldwide social/economic/religious/political movement headed by
Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish Islamic cleric living in exile in the
Poconos of Pennsylvania. The mission of the Gulen movement should spike
the interest of all U.S. citizens inasmuch as the Gulen charters are
tax-funded.
The Gulenists have set up a parallel governance structure in Turkey
which is causing significant political unrest. The Turkish government
has issued a warrant for the arrest of Fethullah Gulen. Previously
Turkey had requested the U. S. Government to extradite him.
The Gulenist's attempt to undo the Turkish government is a complicated
matter and has serious implications for U. S. -Turkish relations. On
one front, U. S. citizens should be seeking answers to why 150 Gulen
charter schools are being operated in the United States. What is the
motivation? Is it because U. S. educators don't have the talent and
interest in providing appropriate educational opportunities? Is it to
promote cultural diversity? Is it to promote the Gulen movement?
The Gulen charter school industry in the United States has set up a
parallel social/economic structure. Turkish teachers by the thousands
have been brought to the U. S. to staff these charters. Typically,
Turkish men comprise the charter school boards and Turkish companies
are formed to do business with the U. S. taxpayer-funded Gulen charters.
Citizens should research the Gulen movement to get answers to pertinent
questions. Reading some articles published in the Daily Sabah might be
a place to start.
At the very least the sponsors of the Gulen charters in Ohio-Buckeye
Community Hope Foundation and the ESC of Lake Erie West-should
investigate the rationale for these charters to be in operation in Ohio.
William Phillis
Ohio E & A
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