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Arrested clock-making teen invited to White House


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President Barack Obama has invited the Texas student who was arrested over a clock he made for school to the White House. Teachers believed Ahmed Mohamed, 14, had brought a homemade bomb to school. The police questioned Ahmed for hours and then realised it was all a mistake. Ahmed's story then went viral on the Internet. President Obama tweeted: "We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great."

Ahmed's arrest has put the focus on Islamophobia and of how people treat Muslims. Ahmed said that because of his religion, kids at school called him a 'terrorist'. He said the police made him feel as though he was a criminal and a terrorist. His school even suspended him. Twitter offered him a training contract and Google invited him to a science fair. Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg said: "The future belongs to people like Ahmed."

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