From the President of the United States to Mark Zuckerburg and Aziz Ansari, famous faces are standing with Ahmed Mohamad after the Texas Muslim teen was arrested for bringing a clock to school one teacher thought resembled a bomb.
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President Obama even invited the teen to visit the White House WITH the notorious clock.
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.
— President Obama (@POTUS) September 16, 2015
#IStandWithAhmed cause I was once a brown kid in the south too. Plus sure he'll lead an amazing life & I'm trying to get in the bio pic game
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) September 16, 2015
You’ve probably seen the story about Ahmed, the 14 year old student in Texas who built a clock and was arrested when he...
Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday, September 16, 2015
#IStandWithAhmed — stay strong little brother. you are a genius and we all support your incredible passion for innovation + technology.
— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) September 16, 2015
The hashtag #IStandWithAhmed blew up the internet, driving encouragement and debate after Mohamad was detained in school.
Double standards #IStandWithAhmed pic.twitter.com/UJYKN9FKKX
— Waheed Gul (@waheedgul) September 17, 2015
Part 2 #IStandWithAhmed pic.twitter.com/CC2fHwlAHl
— Tate Martell™ (@TheTateMartell) September 17, 2015
White kid makes a nuclear reactor? He's a genius. Brown Muslim kid makes a clock? A terrorist #IStandWithAhmed pic.twitter.com/mvqxPX1I95
— Sara Khan (@Main_Pakistani) September 17, 2015
If you were a teacher and saw this at school, would you think this is a bomb? The students name is Ahmed Mohamed, does...
Posted by Mark Curtis on Wednesday, September 16, 2015
