Texas: Irving 9th-grader Ahmed Mohamed arrested after taking homemade clock to school

Muslim Teen Arrested After Texas School Believes Homemade Clock is a Bomb

According to the Morning News, Ahmed's English teacher kept the clock ... Ahmed maintained that what he'd made was a clock, because it was. Yet he was still arrested, fingerprinted, and held until his parents came to the police station to pick him up.

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Texas teen arrested for homemade clock: Due diligence or prejudicial profiling?

When 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed showed his homemade clock to his English teacher at MacArthur High in Irving, Texas, on Monday, she responded, “It looks like a bomb,” the gadget wizard told the The Dallas Morning News. The next thing he knew ...

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http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2015/0916/Texas-teen-arrested-for-homemade-clock-Due-diligence-or-prejudicial-profiling

 

Islamophobic arrest of Muslim student Ahmed Mohamed in Texas sparks outcry online

The device was later confiscated in his English class, according to the Indepenent, after his teacher told him it looked like a bomb ... A young Muslim boy makes a clock - arrested and interrogated about bomb making. #IStandWithAhmed — Marie ...

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Muslim Ninth Grader Built His Own Clock, Got Arrested Because Teachers Thought It Was A Bomb

In the hopes of showcasing his love for inventing things, a Muslim ninth-grader brought a homemade clock to school. But when the clock’s alarm interrupted one of his classes, school administrators thought it was a bomb and had him arrested. Ahmed Mohamed ...

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http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/09/16/3702002/muslim-ninth-grader-built-his-own-clock-got-arrested-because-teachers-thought-it-was-a-bomb/

 

'Hoax Bomb': Texas Student Arrested Over Homemade Clock

I didn’t do anything wrong. I just showed my teachers something and I end up being arrested later that day." His father, Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed, said he drove his son to school Monday morning and encouraged him to demonstrate his gift for technology.

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http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Irving-Student-Says-Hes-Falsely-Accused-of-Making-a-Hoax-Bomb-327794401.html

 

This Teenager Was Arrested for Making a Clock His Teachers Thought Was a Bomb

When 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed arrived at school on Monday morning with a digital clock he'd built from scratch, he was keen to show his teachers the fruit of his labors. Instead, he was pulled out of class and arrested for attempting to build a bomb.

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The Hypocrisy of the Anti-Muslim Bigotry Arrest of Ahmed Mohamed, in One Tweet

On Monday, 14-year-old tech savant Ahmed Mohamed was arrested and suspended from MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, for bringing a homemade clock after an English teacher suspected it was a bomb. Speaking to the Dallas Morning News, Mohamed's father ...

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Muslim boy, 14, arrested for making clock mistaken for bomb

IRVING, Texas (AP) - A 14-year-old Muslim boy has been arrested in Texas after a high school teacher decided that a homemade clock he brought to class could be a bomb. Ahmed Mohamed, who enjoys tinkering with electronics, proudly took the clock to ...

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http://www.wxyz.com/news/muslim-boy-14-arrested-for-making-clock-mistaken-for-bomb

 

14-year-old Texas boy arrested for bringing homemade clock to school

It wasn't an explosive device. But the boy's arrest was, indeed, a sign of the times. Ahmed Mohamed wanted to impress his engineering teacher with his creation that took him 20 minutes to build at his Irving home. Local media described the device as being ...

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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/09/14-year-old-texas-boy-arrested-for-bringing-homemade-clock-to-school/

 

Ninth-grade Muslim student arrested over homemade clock

A Muslim ninth-grader has been arrested in Irving, Texas, after a teacher raised concerns that a homemade clock the teen brought to school could be a bomb. According to an Associated Press report, Ahmed Mohamed was marched out of school in handcuffs after ...

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This 14-Year-Old Muslim Boy was Arrested for Bringing a Homemade Clock to School

An American high school student was arrested on Monday after his homemade clock was ... Dressed in a NASA t-shirt, he brought his invention to school to show it off to his engineering teacher, who was impressed but advised Ahmed not to show it ...

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http://egyptianstreets.com/2015/09/16/this-14-year-old-muslim-boy-was-arrested-for-bringing-a-homemade-clock-to-school/

 

Texas teenager arrested for bringing homemade clock to school

I didn’t do anything wrong. I just showed my teachers something and I end up being arrested later that day.” Irving police say three MacArthur High School teachers complained about Mohamed, saying the device was suspicious. He was taken into custody fo ...

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http://kfor.com/2015/09/16/texas-teenager-arrested-for-bringing-homemade-clock-to-school/

 

Muslim Boy Arrested at School Because Teachers Believed Homemade Clock Was a Bomb

A ninth-grade student in Irving, Texas, was arrested and sent to juvenile detention Monday after bringing a homemade clock to school, according to The Dallas Morning News. Ahmed Mohamed, a student at MacArthur High School, created a clock using a ...

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http://thesource.com/2015/09/16/muslim-boy-arrested-at-school-because-teachers-believed-homemade-clock-was-a-bomb/

 

Muslim teen arrested after bringing homemade clock to school

Texas are under fire after 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested for taking a homemade clock into MacArthur High School. In a report published in the Guardian, Mohamed, an engineering hobbyist, showed the clock to his ninth-grade English teacher and was ...

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http://www.metro.us/news/muslim-teen-arrested-after-bringing-homemade-clock-to-school/zsJoip---bEM6v3UfMGHQ6/

 

Ninth-grade Muslim student arrested over homemade clock

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. A Muslim ninth-grader has been arrested in Irving, Texas, after a teacher raised concerns that a homemade clock the teen brought to school could be a bomb. According to an ...

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Ahmed Mohamed’s ‘Bomb’ Clock Gets Muslim Teen Arrested Over 9/11 Fears?

The teacher called the police, who had the Muslim teen arrested because it is claimed he made a hoax bomb clock. According to WFAA, Irving Police spokesman Officer James McLellan said they had Ahmed Mohamed arrested because the Texas Muslim teen would not ...

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Muslim student, 14, arrested for showing teachers homemade alarm clock that looked like ‘hoax bomb’

A 14-year-old student in Irving, Texas, was suspended from school and arrested after teachers reported a homemade alarm clock he brought to school as a potential “hoax bomb.” Ahmed Mohamed, who said he loves inventing things and tinkering with ...

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http://www.bizpacreview.com/2015/09/16/muslim-student-14-arrested-for-showing-teachers-homemade-alarm-clock-that-looked-like-hoax-bomb-252509

 

Muslim Boy, 14, Arrested For Bringing Homemade Clock to School

This story was last updated at 11:57 a.m. IRVING, Texas (AP) — A 14-year-old Muslim boy has been arrested in North Texas after a high school teacher decided that a homemade clock he brought to class could be a bomb. Ahmed Mohamed, who enjoys tinkering ...

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http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/09/16/muslim-boy-14-arrested-in-texas-for-bringing-homemade-clock-to-school

 

Definitive proof that 9th grader Ahmed Mohamed is smarter than the police officers who arrested him

Earlier this week, 9th grade engineering whiz and NASA fanboy, Ahmed Mohamed, was confronted, interrogated, handcuffed, arrested, and jailed after bringing a homemade gadget (a clock) to school to show his engineering teacher. Within hours, he was in a ...

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/16/1421822/-Definitive-proof-that-9th-grader-Ahmed-Mohamed-is-smarter-than-the-police-officers-who-arrested-him

 

Texas family blames fear of Islam for teen's "hoax bomb" arrest

But at MacArthur High School Tuesday, that's exactly what he says the second teacher who saw his homemade clock thought it was. Police handcuffed and arrested him, and took him to Irving Police headquarters for interrogation. "I really don't think it's ...

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http://www.wthr.com/story/30045139/texas-family-blame-fear-of-islam-for-teens-hoax-bomb-arrest