'Clock boy' Ahmed Mohamed's huge invite list - Facebook, White House, Twitter

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Ahmed MohamedImage source, AP

Ahmed Mohamed is probably the only schoolboy with invitations from President Obama, Mark Zuckerberg and astronaut Chris Hadfield.

It's all down to a homemade clock the 14-year-old took into class in Texas, America. He was arrested after a teacher thought it was a hoax bomb.

Ahmed's clockImage source, Irving Police/AP
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This is Ahmed's homemade clock

There's been a lot of outrage about what happened and loads of support for Ahmed.

President Obama asked Ahmed to bring his clock to the White House., external

Ahmed told reporters that he will be going to see the president in Washington DC.

But that's not the only place he's been invited to.

Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook post about AhmedImage source, Facebook
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Mark Zuckerberg would love to meet Ahmed

As well as Facebook HQ, he could be also heading to Twitter.

Twitter offered him an internship., external

Or space. Actually, a science show.

Astronaut Chris Hadfield invited Ahmed to a science show in Toronto., external

Google have been in touch.

The tech giant invited him to their Science Fair., external

Box CEO Aaron Levie thinks Ahmed is a software kind of guy.

He told Ahmed to come by., external

Ahmed's also been invited to a tour at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), the university he wants to study at.

Dr Chanda Prescod-Weinstein called him a "impressive young man"., external

Ahmed told Good Morning America that his homemade clock wouldn't be his last invention., external

Ahmed was pictured wearing a Nasa T-shirt when he was arrested. The space agency showed its support.

Nasa said it was a supporter of science and inspiring kids like Ahmed to pursue their dreams., external

He could be going to Space Camp thanks to a generous donor.

Space Camp USA tweeted that someone had provided a scholarship for Ahmed., external

Ahmed's dad called him "very smart, brilliant boy".

He said that Ahmed had helped him fix many things, including his car, phone, TV, and computer.

Now he could even have a go at music...

Ne-Yo tweeted: "If you ever want to get into the world of music, let me know.", external

Pharrell Williams told Ahmed that it was bright minds like his that move humanity forward., external

Questlove posted a funny photo on Instagram of how Ahmed should go back to school., external

But Ahmed has said he's thinking about changing schools.

He's been offered help with that too.

Businessman Bruce Fenton offered Ahmed $250,000 to attend an independent school., external

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Ahmed Mohamed told reporters he was pleased the charges against him were dropped

Ahmed's thanked his supporters on social media, who have been using the hashtag #IStandWithAhmed.

Tariq Khokhar tweeted a photo of himself holding a clock with the caption: "Watch out, it's a brown guy with a clock!", external

Many of them have been posting photos of themselves with clocks.

Staff at Muslim civil rights group CAIR-Chicago brought their clocks to work., external

Simran Jeet Singh also took his clock to work., external

Ana Marie Cox tweeted a photo of her face behind a clock., external

One supporter joked that America should be more worried about what the British are up to...

Omar Imran tweeted that Big Ben was a giant bomb attached to a rocket., external

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