Letter from President Joe Biden Letter from President Barak Obama
Rais is the recipient of the following awards and honors for his work with
- Personal letter from President Joe Biden
- Personal letter from President Barack Obama
- 2021 Seattle Human Rights Commission Human Rights Day Award, Seattle
- 2021 Peace Award, The Interfaith Institute of Long Island, New York
- 2019 Humanity Makers Award by the CAIR Ohio, Cleveland Chapter
- 2018 ADL Washington DC Kay Family Award & Concert Against Hate Honoree
- 2016 Asian Community Leadership Award, Austin, TX
- 2014 Human Relations Award by The Muslim Public Affairs Council Foundation
- 2014 American Heritage Awards by the American Immigration Council
- 2011 American of the Year, from Esquire Magazine
- Search for Common Ground Award from Search for Common Ground
- 2011 Peace and Justice Award from Council on American-Islamic Relations
- Bridge Builder Award from CAIR Texas chapter
- Excellence for Human Service Award from United for Change
- Peace Maker of the Year, 2011 from the Dallas Peace Center
- Badsha Khan Peace Award from the American Muslim Voice Foundation