Somaliland: Parents Condemn the False Allegations against Abaarso Tech

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Parents of students learning at the prestigious Abaarso Tech have strongly condemned the recent posting of a fabricated report with the intent to harm the image of the Institution by some media outlets during a press conference held in the Imperial Hotel.

 

Madam Amina Osman Dua,le who heads the parent board said,” We the parents are deeply offended by a recent article in Halbeeg News and Waheen falsely claimed that one of teachers was the headmaster of Abaarso Tech, and that Halbeeg and Waheen had proof that this teacher told female students not to wear headscarves.

 

We take these accusations very seriously because as parents we send children to school, since this is where we hope their children will become learners with the tools they need to succeed in life, added Madam Amina .

 

The Head of the parental board went on to say” the forging of this image, makes it clear that someone out there intends to incite detestation against Abaarso Tech, that’s why we demand those media outlets to produce the source of their story and the evidence linking it to the Abaarso Tech management so that we take appropriate action against those involved.

 

It is difficult not to assume that the reason special interest stories like these get attention is because some people who write for and edit our major news media are being manipulated by the self-interests of members of a particular group.

 

Needless to say, the arrogance of the assumption that the average newspaper reader might be interested in such trivia about schools converting students into Christianity is totally absurd.

 

Mr. Hassan Mohamed Jama who is a member of the board said, the school’s Parent board is constantly involved in broad range of activities such as understanding the impact of various forms of the many factors which impinge on school outcomes not to mention the children themselves, of course, with their, unique abilities, temperaments and propensities which play a central role in forming and reforming their behavior, aspirations and achievements.

 

Goth M Goth

 

Somalilandpress.com

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SL needs a law to tackle false and misleading journalism. I'm willing to bet the education minister is behind these lies.

[oba hiloowlow]

oodweeyne waaar wey duushay. this is propoganda

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The education minister according to my sources is playing very foul(y). She has clan allegiances and motivations which is putting the well being of Abarso Tech (which by the way is a pillar of goodwill and of strong institutional ethics) at risk. She is not only damaging this educational hub for petty reasons but also the Republic of Somaliland and most importantly the students.

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Somaliland: Jealous Individuals Spread Hate and Lies About Abaarso Tech

 

 

 

Last year Abaarso Tech got over $500,000 worth of scholarships for its students to study in America. These students have since performed incredibly well leading other American schools to take interest in Somali students. The highlights of the Abaarso Tech students’ performance in America include:

 

 

 

Mohamed Abdirahman Hussein placing 3rd overall in the NEPSTA Division I New England Cross Country Championships. He also won his school’s historic Pie Race. Mohamed’s American school, Northfield Mount Hermon, is now receiving calls from top American universities wanting to make sure Mohamed comes to see their campus.

 

 

 

Results of the New England Championships: http://www.coolrunning.com/results/12/ct/Nov10_NEPSTA_set1.shtml

 

 

 

Story about the Pie Race:

 

http://www.nmhschool.org/news/running-pie-race

 

 

 

Another Track Success for Mohamed Hussein

 

http://trackandfield.nmhblogs.org/2012/12/03/mohamed-hussein-14-at-914-3000m-alden-invite/

 

 

 

Deka Abdirahman Aden who not only is excelling at an extremely challenging academic schedule which includes 3 Advanced Placement courses, but who also recently spoke at a fundraiser which led to $60,000 being raised for a new Somali school for girls. At this fundraiser, Deka met the governor of Massachusetts.

 

 

 

Naima Fuad Caydiid is so well liked by the administrators of the elite Taft School, that Taft has introduced Abaarso Tech’s Headmaster, Jonathan Starr, to other scholarship granting schools and organizations.

 

 

 

Despite all this, on the very day that Jonathan Starr returned to Somaliland after trying to secure still more scholarships for Somali students, a particular individual and his organization started a hate campaign against Abaarso Tech, its headmaster, its staff, and its students. In these past 8 days, this well-known individual has used his media sources to falsely claim that Abaarso Tech is anti-Islam.

 

 

 

Abaarso Tech’s parents and supporters have defended the school making it clear that they are well aware that Abaarso Tech is run as a proper Islamic school. In fact, a powerful religious group recently visited the school and told the students that Abaarso Tech was run in a more Islamic way than even most Somali run schools. It is clear to anyone who actually knows Abaarso Tech that the school is supportive of the Somaliland Islamic society and the administration sets proper rules for the students and teachers to follow.

 

 

 

Unfortunately, the individual who is trying to destroy the reputation of the school will stop at nothing to do so. He has published lies including falsely claiming that one of Somaliland’s most respected men was removing his child from the school. The truth was the exact opposite as that parent is supporting the school more than ever before. This individual is putting up pictures of our students in America and claiming they are against Abaarso Tech and its headmaster, even though these students swear in writing and in person that this is an absolute lie. This individual behind the attacks on Abaarso Tech has even used his own university students and paid staff to make horrible claims that Abaarso Tech has insulted Islam. They claim that our Egyptian teachers and Islamic teachers couldn’t stand how the school was run so they left, despite there being absolutely no truth to that story. Our Egyptian teacher remained at school for 2 years as has our Islamic Studies teacher. As Abaarso Tech’s parents have made clear, there is no truth behind these claims that Abaarso Tech is anti-Islam. Abaarso Tech is even aware that this individual has offered “everything you want” to former Abaarso Tech students in return for the students making up lies about the school and its management. After receiving that offer, one of these students even went on TV saying that the girls at Abaarso Tech don’t wear headscarves. This is a blatant lie and everyone who has been to Abaarso Tech or has seen the students knows that. They are even spreading misleading half-truths where they leave out essential parts of the story. For example, the webmaster for this individual’s university went on TV saying that Abaarso Tech teachers told him to take down his university’s website. This is true but misleading. This man’s university was using the “Abaarso Tech” logo and the Abaarso Tech name in a way that would confuse potential teachers, donors and students. The teacher told the Webmaster to take down the website because it was blatantly violating Abaarso Tech’s rights. The Webmaster is just angry that the Abaarso Tech teacher refused to pay him money to do it.

 

 

 

Abaarso Tech is reporting all of these hate-spreading lies to the proper authorities both in Somaliland and overseas. It seems that many media organizations are now rejecting attempts to display these false messages of hate, and Abaarso Tech applauds them for doing so. However, there are still some in the media who are reporting these hate messages without checking the facts. Anyone doing so is showing they are not truly a proper media source. Media integrity must exist in a time of hate spreading propaganda.

 

 

 

These are the facts: Abaarso Tech has rules and regulations to respect the Islamic religion, and any student or teacher who breaks those rules faces punishment. Abaarso Tech has the support of its parents and students. Abaarso Tech requires girls to cover their hair in public at all times. Abaarso Tech teaches Arabic and Islamic Studies and all those teachers have stayed in the school through their contract terms. Abaarso Tech has a large and beautiful mosque on campus. Abaarso Tech teachers sign contracts that they will not teach other religions and they will respect Islam.

 

 

 

The saddest part of this situation is how much time and energy Abaarso Tech must spend dealing with these hate attacks, instead of teaching students and working to get them scholarships. It is possible that this distraction has cost Abaarso Tech students’ opportunities for their future.

 

Source: A T

 

By MGoth

 

 

http://www.somaliaonline.com/community/showthread.php/69078-Somaliland-Parents-Condemn-the-False-Allegations-against-Abaarso-Tech

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There are some disgruntled %$@%! spreading lies, the religious zealots have been perpetrating hatred and people are wondering how come the government is silent about this, they managed to arrest the editor that said something about Silanyo son in-law.