We told you that Obama’s Islamist envoy and some Texas school principals visited Turkey recently, reportedly to learn more about the Turkish school system. The fruits of those visits are coming to light already. The Gulen schools are already under investigation by the FBI.
The expansion of after-school Turkish language and culture programs at three Austin public schools has turned into the latest chapter of a long-running campaign from conservative groups critical of Harmony Public Schools, Texas’ largest charter operator.
The new programs are a partnership between Austin Independent School District and the Raindrop Foundation, a Turkish cultural group that has paid for trips for trips to Turkey for Texas policy makers over the last few years.
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In early June, the New York Times included the Raindrop Foundation in a storyabout ties between Turkish-run charter schools like Harmony, inluding, the Times reported, that “the Raindrop Foundation’s president, Mehmet Okumus, is a former Harmony school principal, and some of the foundation’s income — $770,000 a year, he said — comes through arrangements with the schools.”
Some lawmakers expressed concern about religious ties between Harmony and the foundations that organize the trips.
“Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, said he believes there are connections between the Turquoise Council, the Harmony Schools and the promotion of Islam,” the Statesman reported last month. “As for the Harmony Schools, Miller said, ‘Apparently it’s (involved in) indoctrination of Islam.’ … Although Turkey is a moderate Muslim nation, Miller said: ‘That just means they’re nonviolent. They won’t cut off your head.’”
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by CBNonline on Jun 16, 2011
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