These Silicon Valley and space stars have a better idea of how to treat you — a genius young black Muslim with dreams of attending MIT.
"can Ahmed come out & play"
"no he's touring colleges & then going to the White House & then he's being launched into space by Nasa"— Kevin Farzad (@KevinFarzad) September 16, 2015
1. Twitter straight up gave you an internship.
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
And Reddit basically gave you one too:
How do I get in touch with Ahmed? We (@reddit) wanna intro him to some of our friends in science (+ internship?) http://t.co/Bwgnbz179O
— AlexisOhanian7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ (@alexisohanian) September 16, 2015
2. NASA’s Iranian American “Mohawk Guy” offered Ahmed his support.
Hey Ahmed, give me a call in a couple years. We could always use smart, curious & creative people. https://t.co/02a4feMrk5
— Bobak Ferdowsi (@tweetsoutloud) September 16, 2015
I can't imagine if be working @nasa today if anything like this had ever happened to me. http://t.co/OajWwPXchB #IStandWithAhmed
— Bobak Ferdowsi (@tweetsoutloud) September 16, 2015
3. Mark Zuckerberg wants to meet Ahmed.
4. He’s impressed astronauts Chris Hadfield and Daniel Tani.
Looks like Ahmed might need a new NASA shirt. I can give him one of mine – that flew in space! #IStandWithAhmed pic.twitter.com/I5aluiw24C
— Daniel Tani (@Astro_Tani) September 16, 2015
Hi @IStandWithAhmed ! I'd love you to join us for our science show Generator in Toronto on 28 Oct. There's a ticket waiting for you.
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) September 16, 2015
5. Google invited Ahmed to their prestigious annual science fair.
https://twitter.com/googlescifair/status/644219471469629440
6. Into civic tech, Ahmed? The U.S. government’s digital consulting team can show you the ropes.
I mean, what else are going to do while you’re in D.C. visiting the President?
.@POTUS Stop by 18F while you're here, Ahmed. We'd love to show a fellow inventor around!
— 18F (@18F) September 16, 2015
7. A few researchers and students at Ahmed’s dream school, MIT, offered him invites.
@IBJIYONGI @anildash I would love to!! MIT is my dream school.
— Ahmed Mohamed (@IStandWithAhmed) September 16, 2015
@IStandWithAhmed @IBJIYONGI @anildash While you're on that MIT tour, let me show you round @chandraxray Mission Control too
— Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) September 16, 2015
I’m pretty sure it’s not going to end there, either.
Prediction: by day's end, #Ahmed will have an acceptance letter from MIT
— Full Disclosure 🎙 (@FullDRadio) September 16, 2015
Because as one Twitter user put it…
https://twitter.com/half_shiksa/status/644179152283811842
