President Obama, Hillary Clinton, Arne Duncan, and many others rally around the Muslim teen

[pnwmom]

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]

1. Loved reading the comments. You go, Ahmed! nt

[bigdarryl]

2. BUT BUT!!! Hillary is a republican

That's the B/S I see on here all day

[UtahLib]

4. There are certain posts and certain posters that I simply trash, keeps me sane and mellow. nt

[RockaFowler]

3. Mark Zuckerberg had something nice to say on Facebook about it, too

You’ve 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]

5. His response :

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]

6. OMG he made a clock I am scared!!!

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]

7. This is great news

I am glad that President Obama and others are reaching out to this young man

[Rose Siding]

8. "Young genius invents racist idiot detector"

Love that tweet from someone named Sarah