Wednesday, September 16, 2015 4:00:17 PM
Internet Rallies Around Ahmed Mohamed, The Muslim Boy Arrested For Making A Clock
Fourteen-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was placed in handcuffs and interrogated by police for hours, after he brought a digital clock he built as a project to school. Administrators at the school suspected it was a bomb.
Mohamed’s story, first published in the Dallas Morning News, has unleashed a tidal wave of support online. Using the hashtag #IStandWithAhmed, supporters are posting photos of themselves with clocks.
Simran Jeet Singh
Brought my clock to work today. #IStandWithAhmed #Solidarity
Tariq Khokhar
Watch out, it's a brown guy with a clock! #IStandWithAhmed @IStandWithAhmed
Mo Fathelbab
My name is Mohamed Fathelbab. I have access to a digital clock. It tells me the time & nothing else. #IStandWithAhmed
Maryanne Ross, M.Ed
#IStandWithAhmed we care about students that "make" @MrDpasion @rdavisteach @POTUS
Twitter summarized the online phenomena:
The online reaction included tweets from Hillary Clinton and President Obama:
President Obama
Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.
Mark Zuckerberg also invited Ahmed to meet him at Facebook.
On Wednesday, police announced that no charges would be filed against Ahmed. Still, Larry Boyd, the police chief for Irving Texas, insisted that the device was a “hoax bomb” and not a clock, as Ahmed maintained. Boyd denied that Ahmed’s skin color was a factor in the police reaction. The case is considered closed.
Ahmed and his family are considering their own legal options and were consulting with an attorney today.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/09/16/3702202/internet-rallies-around-ahmed-mohamed-the-muslim-boy-arrested-for-making-a-clock/
Fourteen-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was placed in handcuffs and interrogated by police for hours, after he brought a digital clock he built as a project to school. Administrators at the school suspected it was a bomb.
Mohamed’s story, first published in the Dallas Morning News, has unleashed a tidal wave of support online. Using the hashtag #IStandWithAhmed, supporters are posting photos of themselves with clocks.
Simran Jeet Singh
Brought my clock to work today. #IStandWithAhmed #Solidarity
Tariq Khokhar
Watch out, it's a brown guy with a clock! #IStandWithAhmed @IStandWithAhmed
Mo Fathelbab
My name is Mohamed Fathelbab. I have access to a digital clock. It tells me the time & nothing else. #IStandWithAhmed
Maryanne Ross, M.Ed
#IStandWithAhmed we care about students that "make" @MrDpasion @rdavisteach @POTUS
Twitter summarized the online phenomena:
The online reaction included tweets from Hillary Clinton and President Obama:
President Obama
Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.
Mark Zuckerberg also invited Ahmed to meet him at Facebook.
On Wednesday, police announced that no charges would be filed against Ahmed. Still, Larry Boyd, the police chief for Irving Texas, insisted that the device was a “hoax bomb” and not a clock, as Ahmed maintained. Boyd denied that Ahmed’s skin color was a factor in the police reaction. The case is considered closed.
Ahmed and his family are considering their own legal options and were consulting with an attorney today.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/09/16/3702202/internet-rallies-around-ahmed-mohamed-the-muslim-boy-arrested-for-making-a-clock/
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