tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post4964852761550732080..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: H1B Visas AgainClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-41733929381312881002014-10-15T00:47:13.973-06:002014-10-15T00:47:13.973-06:00Not just to teach Turkish.
This is an old story t...Not just to teach Turkish.<br /><br />This is an old story to me. Fethullah Gülen, mentioned in the story, is the head of a quasi-religious "movement" with a wide following in Turkey, and much influence in other countries.<br /><br />Gülen is an imam, but doesn't apppear to be an Islamist or jihadist. His preaching is relatively bland. His followers have a loose network of foundations and corporations with no clear lines of authority. They control billions of dollars, and some are quite wealthy themselves.<br /><br />Gülen was run out of Turkey 16 years ago by the then-secularist government, and has lived in the U.S. ever since. Gülenists were allies of the quasi-Islamist AK Party now in power, but recently have been at odds with AK.<br /><br />The main thing is that the Gülenist movement has been using charter schools as a cash cow and job shop for many years, through several different front groups. AFAIK there is no Moslem preaching going on.<br /><br />They operate the Chicago Math and Science Academy, which is six blocks from my apartment.<br /><br />Are they sleazy? Apparently. Are they dangerous? Not that I can tell.Rich Rostromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13262703348236110420noreply@blogger.com