Gulen Movement's Rumi Forum embedded with the Whitehouse Interfaith

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/11/15/celebrating-interfaith-collaboration-rumi-forum   
Rumi Forum President Emre Celik and award recipients (l-r) Nontombi Naomi Tutu, receiving on behalf of Archbishop Desmond Tutu; Diane Rehm; Dr. Alan G. Merten; Karen Chane, receiving on behalf of Rev. John Bryson Chane; and Joshua DuBois.

Launched in 1999, the Rumi Forum has consistently worked to foster interreligious and intercultural understanding at a pivotal time in our human history.  Recently, we were honored to attend the 2011 Rumi Peace and Dialogue Awards, the Turkish American organization’s annual celebration of leadership towards global harmony.
The Director of our Office, Joshua DuBois, received the “Extraordinary Commitment to Public Service Award” for his work as Special Assistant to the President and Executive Director of the Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.  Also recognized by the Rumi Forum were Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Dr. Alan G. Merten, Diane Rehm, and Rev. John Bryson Chane.  Each was commended for his or her work to promote peace and dialogue through service in government, church, higher education, or media.
Joshua DuBois reflected on President Obama’s formative experience working across religious lines on the South Side of Chicago. Today, this commitment to interfaith collaboration is reflected in the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge, in which more than 250 colleges, universities, and theological schools are participating in the first year. The Religion and Foreign Policy Working Group, recently launched by the State Departmentand our Partnerships Office, engages the expertise of diverse religious and civil society leaders to explore the role of religious understanding and engagement in US foreign policy.
Joshua and his office “look forward to working with the Rumi Forum to advance intercultural understanding in our government, in our country, and around the world, motivated by the President’s belief as stated in his inaugural address that, ‘our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this earth.’”
Upon accepting the award on her father’s behalf, Nontombi Naomi Tutu shared a quote from Rumi, the 13th-century Sufi mystic whom Archbishop Tutu often cites, saying, ‘Move outside the tangle of fear-thinking.’ The Rumi Forum awardees are among those leading our world in doing just that.
Turkey suffered several powerful earthquakes recently. Our thoughts and hearts are with the people of Turkey in this difficult time.
Jonathan Amgott is an Intern at the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships

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Former Corrupt mayor of Memphis (Herenton) gets rejected for 9 charter schools
applies and works for Gulen's Cosmos Foundation.

How much was Herenton paid to be a puppet?

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Herenton former mayor of Memphis is being paid to push Gulen Charter Schools in Tennessee

Willie Herenton was DENIED over 7 charter schools for the Cosmos Foundation dba Harmony Science Academys in Tennessee.   Why is TEXAS money crossing over state lines into AR, TENN, and OK?  How much did Herenton get paid to be a puppet stooge for the Gulen Movement?  Below learn about his former legal and corrupt issues.



http://www.memphisflyer.com/CityBeatBlog/archives/2011/10/27/herenton-will-try-try-again

Willie Herenton's bid for nine charter schools was turned down by the joint school board this week but the former mayor and school superintendent says he will resubmit his application in November.

"I think the review process is a healthy one," he said. "It forced our team to be more specific in terms of our mission and instructional programs and curriculum design, which are all essential ingredients in quality schools. Overall, I feel that it is a fair process."

Herenton is in the odd position of being an applicant getting "needs improvement" marks after 30 years in executive positions that generally put him on the other end of the process. All of the board members are familiar with his career, and many of them have had personal experience dealing with him. Add to that, there may be some reluctance on the part of the school board to expand charter schools along with other "escape hatches" while the merger is in the works.

In conjunction with Harmony Public Schools in Texas and the Cosmos Foundation, Herenton has applied to run seven charter schools in the city of Memphis in 2012-2013 and two more in the county in 2013-2014.

"At this point the county is crowded and does not have excess space," he said. "In 2013 when the systems are merged there should be ample space."

That remains to be seen. It is unclear how the merger will play out and how much shuffling of student populations there will be. Ultimately, that will depend partly on policy and partly — probably moreso — on how parents vote with their feet. There is already surplus space in city schools, and three elementary schools are being targeted for closure due to low enrollment and the condition of the buildings. While not wishing to appear critical of the pace of closure, Herenton noted that he closed 15 schools early in his career as superintendent.

In an interview, Herenton seemed upbeat and eager to continue the process.

"I may not be the best application writer but I know how to run good schools and get good results," he said.

He agreed that his intial application should have been more specific.

"Their application process is highly technical," he said. "They place a lot of value on format whereas I place value on substance of how you are going to improve academic achievement in the midst of poverty. We commenced putting our team together on the same night as the school board meeting. When we picked up the evaluation, we went to work that night with assistance from my strategic partner, Harmony Schools."

The merger is going forward on two tracks. While the merged school board addresses charter school applications and other nuts-and-bolts matters, the separate transition team is doing research on other cities and taking a big-picture approach. The transition team meets Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

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Sounds like he fits right in with the Gulen Movement and their organized crime.

On March 20, 2008, Herenton announced that he would be stepping down from his position as Memphis' mayor, effective July 31, 2008. This move angered many politicians in the city including Councilwoman Carol Chumney, a candidate he beat for mayor of Memphis in October 2007. He made this announcement just a little over 90 days after his re-election. Herenton stated his early departure from the mayor's office was to seek the position of superintendent of Memphis City Schools, dispelling speculation that he was stepping down because of a run for Congress or impending legal troubles from an ongoing criminal investigation at City Hall. He later stated that he would not leave the office of mayor unless he got the position as the superintendent of schools. Herenton went on to state that he ran for re-election only in order to protect the city of Memphis from the other main candidates, Herman Morris and Councilwoman Carol Chumney. When the day came, Herenton failed to step down as Mayor and said he would serve out his term until 2011. In April 2009, however, Herenton formed an exploratory committee to run in the 2010 US Congressional Election for the 9th District of Tennessee, presumably in the Democratic primary against incumbent Steve Cohen. On June 25, 2009, Herenton announced his resignation as Mayor, effective July 10. On July 6, he announced that he would delay his retirement until July 30.

He resigned from office on July 30, 2009. Memphis City Council Chairman Myron Lowery was appointed as mayor pro tempore, with a special election to be held on October 15. The law states that such an election must be held within 90 days of the resignation. On August 13, 2009, Herenton pulled a petition to run for the Mayoral office from which he had resigned only two weeks prior, raising questions of a possible lawsuit against the former Mayor for the more than $1 million in City funds needed for the October 15 special election.^[

Gulen Movement NOW admits they are a political movement!

Various Turkish Political cartoons, so many as Turkish Politics is the joke of the world.

No wait...................
Now the Gulen Movement is claiming they ARE a political movement.
To be accurate, they are a political and social movement that hides behind religion according to Gulen our 5th grade scholar.

SO WHICH IS IT?  THE GULEN MOVEMENT FLIP FLOPS AGAIN.
OUT OF GULEN'S OWN MOUTHPIECE PROPAGANDA RAG "TODAY'S ZAMAN"

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-259689-importance-and-power--of-the-gulen-movement.html

The Gülen community is currently the most influential Turkish lobby in the US. They work in the right way and obey the rules of the game in the US perfectly.

They are engaged in commercial activities, which have enabled them to develop their relations with state officials, mayors and governors. Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen had to leave Turkey due to the atmosphere of the Feb. 28, 1997 postmodern coup. He settled down in the eastern part of the United States, in Pennsylvania. He became a more influential global actor after he settled in the United States. Turkey needs the help of the Gülen movement, not only for Turkish lobbying in the United States but also to resolve major national issues such as the Kurdish question and the Armenian question.