Time Magazine Honors Clock Boy, Ahmed Mohammed

From WND:

Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old dubbed “Clockboy” by many in the press for igniting a national furor when he brought a homemade clock to school that many thought looked like a makeshift bomb, has now been named to Time magazine’s list of most influentials. 

He’s coming in at the No. 5 slot of Time’s “30 Most Influential Teens of 2015.” The news site describes him this way: “Not many people make national news by bringing a homemade clock to school. But the ninth grader’s arrest, after teachers and authorities mistook said clock for a bomb, kicked off a national debate over racial profiling – and a outpouring of support for Mohamed, who was personally invited to the White House by President Obama (who called his clock ‘cool’). 

In October, he accepted a full scholarship to a prestigious school in Qatar.” Others on the list were crediting with rock climbing one of the most difficult courses in the world; serving as both a Disney star and outspoken activist for women’s rights; performing in big-name musical productions and fashion events; and starting a business that pulls in $200,000-plus per year and that was featured on “Shark Tank.”