AfricaOwn Posted December 23, 2012 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://somalilandpress.com/somaliland-jealous-individuals-spread-hate-and-lies-about-abaarso-tech-38865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OdeyJacfar Posted December 23, 2012 I have personally been to Abaarso Tech this past summer and I was given a tour of the place. We intended to enroll relatives of mine that were born in the states but who's parents chose to raise them in Hargeisa. I remember seing that the boys and girls were actually seperated from their living quarters. There were armed guards that make sure there was no sexual contact between the sexes. I even have a Somali female friend from VA that teaches at that school, I never heard her complain, actually she on her way to the states for the holiday break. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AfricaOwn Posted December 23, 2012 ^^They're attacking Abaarso Tech because of another reason , those in SL are familiar with this reason. This has nothing to do with religion at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Blondy Posted December 23, 2012 AfricaOwn, do you have a personal interest in these matters? there are far more effective ways of generating a negative campaign against 'these' individuals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OdeyJacfar Posted December 23, 2012 AfricaOwn;901488 wrote: ^^They're attacking Abaarso Tech because of another reason , those in SL are familiar with this reason. This has nothing to do with religion at all. dude i know alot abt this school bc i use to read their staff's blogs. They probably underestimated that a Slander would b reading it. Funny thing is that i visited the school nd i knew half of them bc of their blogs but i never told them Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blessed Posted December 23, 2012 I can't make heads or tails of this story and never heard of the 'media outlets' and what not... can you fill is in Africanown? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AfricaOwn Posted December 23, 2012 Alpha Blondy;901494 wrote: AfricaOwn, do you have a personal interest in these matters? there are far more effective ways of generating a negative campaign against 'these' individuals. more effective ways? school me these scumbags are to be called out . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OdeyJacfar Posted December 23, 2012 AfricaOwn;901509 wrote: more effective ways? school me these scumbags are to be called out . OHHH I get it..so this dude is Jonathan Star, the founder of the school...dude you couldve just used your own name to spread your propoganda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AfricaOwn Posted December 23, 2012 ^^stop being so weird dude, you're sounding really lame blessed: read what was posted, don't act so clueless Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Blondy Posted December 23, 2012 AfricaOwn;901509 wrote: more effective ways? school me these scumbags are to be called out . AfricaOwn, isku xishood inaadeer and stop spreading baseless rumours. have you no shame left? quite clearly, based on your desperate attempts to defame and i must add your hasty fruitless campaigns, you've shown yourself to be pathetic little troller. its rather worrying when somalis from the diaspora with no practical or real connection to this land start to believe in baseless allegations heard on the rumour mill. whats next on your list of priorities? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Somalia Posted December 23, 2012 Well, I for one agree with AfricaOwn. We have here people posing and using the religious card to further some kind of jihadist qabiil quest nothing short of a vendetta against Abarso Tech and to be honest it's a travesty. However I believe it is very unfortunate for Abarso Tech to respond to these kind of accusations as they simply draw more light on the matter and the "troll" at play. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AfricaOwn Posted December 23, 2012 Alpha Blondy;901517 wrote: AfricaOwn, isku xishood inaadeer and stop spreading baseless rumours. have you no shame left? quite clearly, based on your desperate attempts to defame and i must add your hasty fruitless campaigns, you've shown yourself to be pathetic little troller. its rather worrying when somalis from the diaspora with no practical or real connection to this land start to believe in baseless allegations heard on the rumour mill. whats next on your list of priorities? My nicca did I offend you? I'm sorry . if I may ask,why are you defending these scumbags that are attacking this school? do they happen to be from your line? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Blondy Posted December 23, 2012 ^ don't you have a more worthy cause to be discussing? your screaming attention seeking attics are futile. what will you gain from calling people names on an online forum baal? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AfricaOwn Posted December 23, 2012 Alpha Blondy;901526 wrote: ^ don't you have a more worthy cause to be discussing? be true to yourself and let the people of SOL know why are you defending the scumbags? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Blondy Posted December 23, 2012 AfricaOwn;901527 wrote: be true to yourself and let the people of SOL know why are you defending the scumbags? noo sheeg what these 'scumbags' have done? don't get your nigis in a twist as you explain yourself!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
