Blog
Twelve years of writing it down.
Since 2014 the blog has been where the work is thought through — anniversary reflections, open letters to Congress, program outcomes, and responses written in the days after a shooting. Mostly first-person, mostly by Rais.
79
Published posts
2014
First post
8
Themes running through the archive
13
Posts in the busiest year
2026 · Event listings
If We Could See Earth Like Astronauts Do, Would We Still Choose Division?
We like to believe our views are the product of independent thought. In reality, they are often shaped by the environments we grow up in and the people we surround ourselves with.…
2025 · Pain and Peace
Film Screening and Conversation
June 3, 2025 @5:30pm Pain and Peace: Film Screening and Conversation at Shea's Performing Arts Center, Buffalo, NY
2025 · Event listings
Community Foundation Leads Forum
April 1, 2025 @1:30pm Pain and Peace: A Film Screening at Community Foundation Leads Forum in Indianapolis, IN
02 · Archive
79 posts across 13 years
- A Hug Can Heal Disappointment2026
- If We Could See Earth Like Astronauts Do, Would We Still Choose Division?2026
- Film Screening and Conversation2025
- Community Foundation Leads Forum2025
- From Home to School: Nurturing Empathy in Children2025
- Pain and Peace: A Film Screening2024
- Today is World Refugee Day2024
- Pain and Peace: A Buffalo Film Screening2024
- Pain and Peace Premiere at Cinequest Film Festival2024
- America’s Mass Shootings: A Survivor’s Open Letter to Congress2023
- White House Listening Session on Islamophobia, Hate, and Bigotry.2023
- Seattle 4 Rotary: Rais Bhuiyan in a conversation with Mark Wright2023
- Briefing on Capitol Hill2022
- United We Stand: Before & After the Summit2022
- Advocacy Through House Resolution 6622022
- Support 9/11 Hate Crime Victims with House Resolution 6622022
- How We Can Value Life More Than Guns2022
- We Stand with Ukraine, We Stand with Humanity2022
- Highlights of Our Activity and Impact2021
- Promoting Mutual Respect Through Dialogue and Compassion2021
- Let's Give A Damn By Nick Laparra2021
- A SEPTEMBER 11 SURVIVOR’S CALL FOR US ALL2021
- Commemorating 9/11: A Call For Unity2021
- Coming soon: A Special 9/11 Project Revealed2021
- World Without Hate Empathy Challenge2021
- BBC: Heart and Soul - The Right Thing: Saving the man who shot me2021
- Winnipeg Anti-Racism Week | Combating Hate: Empathy Through Storytelling2021
- Dialogue Institute of Oklahoma | Restoration, Reconciliation, and Resiliency2021
- Storm2021
- Black History Month2021
- For Airlines & Their Passengers: A Call for Compassion & Empathy2021
- Empowering Youth Against Extremism2020
- Resiliency in Life & Leadership2020
- Special Film Screening & Conversation with Rais Bhuiyan2020
- Shaping Peace Together: A Story of Love & Servant Leadership2020
- Reflections on My 19th Rebirthday2020
- 19-years Later, Reflections on September 112020
- Combating Hate: Empathy Through Storytelling2020
- White Women Dismantling White Supremacy2020
- Upon Stroman’s Execution: “Hate has to stop. We are all in this world together.”2020
- An Open Letter: A Christian Against Islamophobia2020
- Ahmaud Arbrey: A Victim of America's Brutal Racism, Intolerance and Hate2020
- Navigating Uncertainty2020
- Supporting Our Refugee Communities2020
- Rais keynote – How to combat hate and white supremacist violence.2019
- We Really Are More Alike Than Different2019
- From Dallas to Myanmar: The Intersections of Mercy, Justice & Human Rights2019
- Reflections on My 18th Rebirthday2019
- Surviving 9/11: Reflections from our Executive Director2019
- Secret Life of Muslims in Seattle: Screening & Panel Event2019
- White Supremacy in America: Lessons From My Attacker2019
- DFW Holocaust Museum, Dallas, TX2019
- For New Zealand: Humanity & Love Prevails2019
- Bearing Witness: Rohingya Fleeing Genocide, a documentary2019
- Rohingya Documentary film screening and interview with Jeff Renner2019
- Be the Change2018
- From Empathy to Action: Outcomes of Empathy Ambassador Leadership Training2018
- On the 17th Anniversary of 9/11: A Survivor’s Call for Unity2018
- World Without Hate's Empathy Ambassadors Leadership Training2018
- The Secret Life of Muslims2018
- Annual Interfaith Iftar2018
- Sara & Finn: Big heart in every day kindnesses2018
- The ones who survived2018
- Education – Global Young Leaders Events2017
- Stopping Myanmar’s Genocide2017
- Hate causes a lifetime and generations of pain2017
- Remembering Hiroshima: Urging reflection for action2017
- Walking for Water: My Ramadan Reminder2017
- Empathy Ambassadors: Hope for a vibrant future2017
- Join us for a Connecticut Conversation2017
- CBC Radio: Shooting victim recounts fight to save his would-be killer from death penalty2016
- Beyond Borders, Beyond Hate2016
- Orlando: I am with you2016
- Judge Lou Olivera: An Exemplary Example for Justice with Compassion, Mercy, and Dignity ~ Rais Bhuiyan2016
- Coming from peace: An open letter to Donald Trump2015
- World Day Against the Death Penalty Conference at SMU2015
- David’s Story2015
- Forgiving the Unforgivable2014
- From Rais2014
03 · The 9/11 series
Anniversary & rebirthday
04 · Publishing cadence
Posts per year
2026
2
2025
3
2024
4
2023
3
2022
6
2021
13
2020
13
2019
11
2018
8
2017
7
2016
4
2015
3
2014
2
Peak activity ran 2019–2021 at eleven to thirteen posts a year. Since 2022 the cadence has thinned to two to four.
Notes
- · Structure: lead + list
- · Series: 9/11 anniversaries
- · Editing: first-person, mostly Rais
“New writing, a few times a year.”