Facebook, Google roll out welcome mat to Ahmed Mohamed, Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old Muslim student who was detained after he brought a homemade clock that a teacher mistook for a bomb to his Texas high school, is receiving an outpouring of support from Silicon Valley, including an invitation to visit Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook.
Facebook's chief executive and founder was among the powerful voices speaking out for Mohamed on Wednesday. Zuckerberg publicly defended and praised Mohamed in a post on his Facebook page.
"Having the skill and ambition to build something cool should lead to applause, not arrest. The future belongs to people like Ahmed," Zuckerberg wrote. "Ahmed, if you ever want to come by Facebook, I'd love to meet you."
Mohamed was released after being handcuffed and led out of school. Police say no charges will be brought against him.
Mohamed's case sparked widespread outrage that was especially keenly felt in Silicon Valley where inventiveness, initiative and ingenuity are prized above all else. Silicon Valley is also wrestling with efforts to make the culture of its major companies more diverse and more inclusive.And Box founder and chief executive Aaron Levie made a case for Mohamed visiting his publicly traded cloud storage and collaboration company.
"Ahmed, I know you've been invited to the White House and Facebook. But, we both know you're enterprise software guy at heart. Come by Box!" Levie said in a tweet.
Facebook's chief executive and founder was among the powerful voices speaking out for Mohamed on Wednesday. Zuckerberg publicly defended and praised Mohamed in a post on his Facebook page.
"Having the skill and ambition to build something cool should lead to applause, not arrest. The future belongs to people like Ahmed," Zuckerberg wrote. "Ahmed, if you ever want to come by Facebook, I'd love to meet you."
Mohamed was released after being handcuffed and led out of school. Police say no charges will be brought against him.
Mohamed's case sparked widespread outrage that was especially keenly felt in Silicon Valley where inventiveness, initiative and ingenuity are prized above all else. Silicon Valley is also wrestling with efforts to make the culture of its major companies more diverse and more inclusive.And Box founder and chief executive Aaron Levie made a case for Mohamed visiting his publicly traded cloud storage and collaboration company.
"Ahmed, I know you've been invited to the White House and Facebook. But, we both know you're enterprise software guy at heart. Come by Box!" Levie said in a tweet.
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