Ahmed’s Family And Activists Create Fund Seeking $100,000, Despite The Fact That His Father Owns Four Businesses

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Ahmed Mohamed, 14, an avid inventor and robotics enthusiast, brought a home made clock to school to impress his engineering teacher. Instead of receiving praise, Ahmed was escorted out in handcuffs after school officials alerted the police of a suspicious device they thought looked like a bomb. 

The funds will be used to help Ahmed further his education and to help other curious students like him interested in STEM fields have access to MakerSpaces where they can use high tech equipment like 3D Printers, CNC Machines, and all sorts of other cool stuff. 

We cannot undo the the fear and frustration Ahmed felt when being interrogated by police and walking out in handcuffs. This moment will forever impact his life. But let’s show him that he is not alone and we support his love for engineering and inventing. 

At a time when our nation lags behind the world in math and sciences, these funds will help him continue his education and reach his potential. Young curious minds are not a threat. 

As a nation, let’s support our youth in increasing their competitiveness in science and technology development because this is what will make out country strong.

All this despite the fact that Ahmed's father, Mohammed Elhassan is a successful businessman.

From Okay Africa:

In Texas, he started out as a pizza delivery man before becoming a taxi driver and ultimately launching his own business ventures– he owns a computer repair shop in Irving, Texas (perhaps where his son gets his tech acuity from), a cab company called Jet Taxi, a medical emergency transport company called Paradise Prime Investments, and the solar energy business AlSufi International in Sudan. He also served as self-elected president of the small Sufi Muslim AlSufi center in Irving.

In fact Mohammed Elhassan's company Jet Taxi was comprised of 200 TAXIS.

That's a pretty fucking successful Taxi company:

Mohamed’s journey in America has taken him from selling hot dogs on the street corners of New York City to driving cabs in Dallas before he went on to own a cab company. The company grew to 200 drivers in the ranks before he sold Jet Taxi to Yellow Cab.

Remember what I said: Ahmed Mohammed and his "Clock" are the equivalent of the Flying Imams.