Updated: MIT, Facebook,Twitter, White House and Google Line Up are all Interested in Ahmed the Teenager that Produced a Clock

Ahmed Mohammed has received an outpouring of support after the incident at Texas’ MacArthur High School, which saw him handcuffed and taken to a juvenile detention centre.

picture of the clock

The 14-year-old Muslim had brought in the clock after assembling it from a piece of circuit board and other objects he had found in his father’s garage.

A teacher at the school thought Ahmed had actually brought a bomb into the classroom and its principal notified police, who have not charged the boy.

But the unpleasant experience has not come without a silver lining.

 Tech giants MIT, Facebook, Twitter and Google are fighting over the teenager

See their tweets after the cut

He said was most excited to hear from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - his dream school.

Mohamed appeared on Good Morning America Thursday, telling Robin Roberts that he isn't going to let this incident deter him from pursuing his dream of becoming an inventor.

In his GMA interview Thursday, Ahmed confirmed that he has accepted Obama's invitation to come to the White House and meet the president, saying, 'I hope to see him soon.'

Asked if he was planning to bring his now-infamous clock with him, Ahmed revealed that Irving authorities have yet to return it to him.

'The clock is still in custody with the police,' he said. 'I want it back with my humility.'

source: Daily Independent