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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresident Obama, Hillary Clinton, Arne Duncan, and many others rally around the Muslim teen
who was arrested in Dallas for bringing a homemade clock to school.
And Ahmed got an invitation to the White House.
Update: many people in the comments point out that the school obviously wasn't afraid, since no one called the bomb squad. So why did they parade this boy through the school in handcuffs?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ahmed-mohamed-supporters_55f9879be4b0d6492d63be95
Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old high school student in Texas who was arrested Monday after he brought a homemade clock to school, has gained a whole lot of admirers since then -- including a former secretary of state, a rocket scientist and even President Barack Obama himself.
On Wednesday, Obama shouted out to the young inventor on Twitter, inviting him to stop by the White House with his "cool clock."
The support didn't end there. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton weighed in on the incident -- in which critics say Islamophobia played a major role -- telling Mohamed to "stay curious and keep building." And U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said on Twitter that we need to encourage young engineers, not arrest them and suspend them from school.
SNIP
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/09/16/hillary-clinton-tweets-support-ahmed-mohamed/32497949/
#IStandWithAhmed takes Twitter by storm
Hillary Clinton tweeted, "Assumptions and fear don't keep us safe- they hold us back."
Other politicians, including Rep. Keith Ellison, offered support.
UtahLib
(3,179 posts)bigdarryl
(13,190 posts)That's the B/S I see on here all day
UtahLib
(3,179 posts)RockaFowler
(7,429 posts)Youve probably seen the story about Ahmed, the 14 year old student in Texas who built a clock and was arrested when he took it to school.
Having the skill and ambition to build something cool should lead to applause, not arrest. The future belongs to people like Ahmed.
Ahmed, if you ever want to come by Facebook, I'd love to meet you. Keep building.
https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10102373304096361?fref=nf
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)On Wednesday, Mohamed responded to the hashtag via a Twitter account his family had set up, expressing his gratitude for the support with a picture. He was still wearing the NASA T-shirt he'd had on when he was arrested.
Ahmed Mohamed
?@IStandWithAhmed
Thank you for your support! I really didn't think people would care about a muslim boy. #Thankyouforstandingwithme #IStandWithAhmed
Ahmed Mohamed
?@IStandWithAhmed
Thank you fellow supporters. We can ban together to stop this racial inequality and prevent this from happening again
http://mashable.com/2015/09/16/ahmed-mohamed-arrested-texas-clock/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss#u.67XvKsNgka
Rex
(65,616 posts)I uhmm...I don't live in Texas, I have no idea what the fuck this state is about anymore. Just...I'm from Mars. Yep.
Gothmog
(145,321 posts)I am glad that President Obama and others are reaching out to this young man
Rose Siding
(32,623 posts)Love that tweet from someone named Sarah