Miami - Following the controversial arrest of 14-year old Muslim Ahmed Mohamed in Texas, his family as well as the teenager have given several video interviews expressing their feelings about the boy’s detention and the story has gone viral.
Ahmed’s family, reportedly his sisters, created a Twitter account for their brother under the name @IStandWithAhmed causing the trending hashtag #IStandWithAhmed to be used by thousands worldwide.
Ahmed has since received “waves” of support including former US Secretary of State and Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who tweeted, “Assumptions and fear don’t keep us safe – they hold us back. Ahmed, stay curious and keep building.”
Assumptions and fear don't keep us safe—they hold us back. Ahmed, stay curious and keep building. https://t.co/ywrlHUw3g1
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 16, 2015
Among the many encouraging messages for the Muslim student, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg congratulated his “skill and ambition to build something cool”, disagreeing with his arrest saying, “[it] should lead to applause, not arrest.” The social media mogul also invited him, “Ahmed, if you ever want to come by Facebook, I’d love to meet you. Keep building.”
According to Dallas News, Ahmed’s sister Ayisha shared “We’re trending No. 1! It’s a blessing and a curse,” about her brother’s overnight social media ‘fame’, “I don’t think he’ll ever be able to live normally again.”
Thank you fellow supporters. We can ban together to stop this racial inequality and prevent this from happening again pic.twitter.com/fBlmckoafU
— Ahmed Mohamed (@IStandWithAhmed) September 16, 2015
Meanwhile, Ahmed has expressed his gratitude through his ‘now globally famous’ Twitter account as well, addressing users, “Thank you fellow supporters. We can ban together and stop this racial inequality and prevent this from happening again.”
Several sources including Ahmed’s father, a Muslim from Sudan, have raised the issue of possible Islamophobia as the reason for his abrupt arrest on Monday.
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