The New York Times (Newspaper)

Keynote by Rais Buhyian, Subject of “The True American”

Anand Giridharadas

The New York Times (Newspaper)

The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas

United States Of America (Country)

On December 31, 2014 By MPAC

-- Keynote from MPAC's 2014 Convention -- Listen to American Muslim, Rais Buhyian, talk about his inspiring journey of mercy and redemption. Bhuiyan is a renowned peace activist, most widely recognized for his efforts to prevent the execution of white-supremacist, Mark Stroman who shot Bhuiyan in a spree of vengeance just ten days after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. Bhuiyan responded to this traumatic event by forgiving his attacker and spearheading a campaign, World Without Hate, which aims to raise cross-cultural awareness of victims who have suffered from such hate crimes.