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Ahmed Mohamed and his encounter with a bigoted, socially conservative Southern culture
Ahmed Mohamed is a bright and resourceful 14-year-old inventor who has been keeping himself busy creating various electronic devices. Recently, he built an electronic clock, from scratch. He bragged about his latest creation to one of his teachers at MacArthur … Continue reading