Remaja Islam reka jam dari Texas dijemput ke White House

Kohilah Sekaran
September 17, 2015 13:10 MYT
Seorang remaja Islam, Ahmed Mohamed ditahan di Amerika Syarikat selepas seorang guru melihat jam ciptaannya sebagai satu ancaman bom di sekolah MacArthur High School di Irving, Texas
Seorang remaja Islam, Ahmed Mohamed ditahan di Amerika Syarikat selepas seorang guru melihat jam rekaannya sebagai satu ancaman bom di sekolah MacArthur High School di Irving, Texas.
Difahamkan, Ahmed, seorang pelajar yang mempunyai minat dalam bidang kejuruteraan, membawa jam berkenaan ke sekolah pada Selasa untuk menunjukkan hasil rekaannya kepada guru kelas.
Tetapi, situasi menjadi buruk apabila guru berkenaan menghubungi pihak polis selepas mengesyaki jam itu mempunyai bahan yang berbahaya.
Walaupun Ahmed memberi penjelasan bahawa ia bukan sebarangan bahan senjata, namun guru berkenaan tidak mempercayai penjelasan pelajar berusia 14 tahun itu.
Susulan kejadian itu, media sosial kini dibanjiri dengan sokongan menerusi hashtag #IStandwithAhmed.
#IStandwithAhmed kini merupakan antara isu paling trending di media sosial, dan insiden itu telah mengundang reaksi daripada pelbagai pihak.
Kebanyakan netizen mengkritik tindakan pihak sekolah berkenaan serta menyelar insiden itu sebagai satu tindakan rasis dan mempromosi ‘Islamophobia’.
Mereka berpendapat insiden seperti itu sungguh memalukan, malah perbuatan rasis tidak sepatutnya berlaku di bangku sekolah,

A young boy shouldn't have to stop expressing their talent just because of your wrongful stereotypes #IStandWithAhmed pic.twitter.com/crdUiqs1Bo

— Abbas Sarsour (@iFalasteen) September 17, 2015
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As a Texan, I'm honestly ashamed. White men can openly carry guns but brown kids can't make clocks. Jim Crow in disguise. #IStandWithAhmed

— Charles Clymer (@cmclymer) September 16, 2015
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#IStandWithAhmed because it make me sad we live in a place where we assume danger/evil, because the color of ones skin.

— Philip DeFranco (@PhillyD) September 16, 2015
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A child should not be arrested as a result of adult fear and ignorance. #IStandWithAhmed

— Pedro Noguera (@PedroANoguera) September 17, 2015
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If people referred to intelligence as supremacy rather than skin color think of how advanced our society would be #IStandWithAhmed

— Saman (@saman_a_) September 17, 2015
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Disgusting how a kid gets accused of 'terrorism' for making a clock but you see some kids like this #IStandWithAhmed pic.twitter.com/GyHlounDJh

— Nadia (@LOMBARDIGNITY) September 16, 2015
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The US lost it's initiative in tackling issues instead we just react & forget, from mass shootings, racisim, to corruption #IStandWithAhmed

— Nick Parker (@NickParker1ne) September 17, 2015
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Insiden itu juga menarik perhatian beberapa golongan terkenal seperti Presiden Amerika Syarikat, Barack Obama dan pengasas Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg dengan sekaligus membuka pintu kepada pelbagai peluang seperti biasiswa pendidikan, peluang internship di beberapa syarikat teknologi terkenal.
GALERI FOTO: Ahmed Mohamed ditangkap gara-gara jam disangka bom
Presiden Amerika Syarikat, Barack Obama meminta Ahmed untuk membawa jam rekaannya ke White House sebagai tanda inspirasi kepada pelajar lain untuk meminati bidang sains.
Jam digital rekaan remaja lelaki Ahmed Mohamed dari Texas yang kini menarik perhatian warga dunia. - Gambar AFP

Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.

— President Obama (@POTUS) September 16, 2015
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Mark (Zuckerberg) pula memuji kebijaksanaan Ahmed yang mampu mencipta jam pada usia muda serta menyatakan hasrat beliau untuk bertemu dengannya.

This is great from Mark Zuckerberg #IStandWithAhmed pic.twitter.com/lNPDhkM0ng

— Historical Pics (@HistoricalPics) September 16, 2015
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Syarikat teknologi Google juga tidak melepaskan peluang untuk menjemput Ahmed mengambil bahagian dalam pameran Sains yang akan berlangsung hujung minggu ini sebagai satu tanda sokongan kepada pelajar itu.

Hey Ahmed- we're saving a seat for you at this weekend's Google Science Fair...want to come? Bring your clock! #IStandwithAhmed

— Google Science Fair (@googlescifair) September 16, 2015
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Syarikat jaringan sosial, Twitter menawarkan peluang latihan (internship) di agensi gergasi itu kepada Ahmed.

Hi @IStandWithAhmed, we building things at @twitter too. Would you consider interning with us? We'd love it DM us! #IStandWithAhmed

— Twitter (@twitter) September 16, 2015
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Antara tweet lain yang menarik:

Assumptions and fear don't keep us safehey hold us back. Ahmed, stay curious and keep building. https://t.co/ywrlHUw3g1

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 16, 2015
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We're supporters of #STEM & inspiring kids like Ahmed to pursue their dreams. Get involved: http://t.co/Bye4JcO1Ho pic.twitter.com/XEHsZs21sS

— NASA (@NASA) September 16, 2015
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Anytime you wanna see Mars rovers Ahmed, let me know. #IStandWithAhmed

— Imperator MARSiosa (@cirquelar) September 16, 2015
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Hey @istandwithAhmed, if you ever want to get into the world of music, let me know. #theworldisyours #IStandWithAhmed

— NE-YO (@NeYoCompound) September 17, 2015
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Hi @IStandWithAhmed, we building things at @twitter too. Would you consider interning with us? We'd love it DM us! #IStandWithAhmed

— Twitter (@twitter) September 16, 2015
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#IStandWithAhmed And we'd love to offer him an internship here next Summer! Build w us!

— DoSomething.org (@dosomething) September 16, 2015
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Looks like we can offer more like $250,000 if Abmed wants to attend leading prep school Wilbraham Monson instead... http://t.co/10M2MP0bUh

— Bruce Fenton (@brucefenton) September 16, 2015
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Laporan Mashable dipetik berkata, polis Jabatan Irving menutup kes itu pada Rabu selepas mengesahkan jam ciptaan Ahmed adalah selamat untuk digunanakan.
Dia kemudian dilepaskan dari tahanan polis selepas disoal siasat.

A young boy shouldn't have to stop expressing their talent just because of your wrongful stereotypes #IStandWithAhmed pic.twitter.com/crdUiqs1Bo

— Abbas Sarsour (@iFalasteen) September 17, 2015
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"Don't let people change who you are. Even if there's consequences for it." #IStandWithAhmed #NotABomb (part 2/2) pic.twitter.com/xhPVDg7q3s

— Sam White (@samwhiteout) September 17, 2015
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Akaun Twitter Ahmed yang mempunyai lebih dari 59 ribu pengikut menerima tanda 'verified' sejurus selepas ia dibuka semalam.

Thank you fellow supporters. We can ban together to stop this racial inequality and prevent this from happening again pic.twitter.com/fBlmckoafU

— Ahmed Mohamed (@IStandWithAhmed) September 16, 2015
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##StandwithAhmed #Ahmed Mohamed #ditahan #Texas
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