Rais has touched the lives of countless people as he shares his inspirational story and message about empathy, compassion, forgiveness, understanding and acceptance at schools, universities, organizations and conferences all over the world. Some of his past speaking engagements:
Government & Public:
- White House, United We Stand Summit
- White House Domestic Policy Council, Washington, D.C
- White House meeting: Hate Crime, Washington, D.C
- US Congress
- European Union Parliament, Strasbourg, France
- German Parliament, Berlin, Germany
- Antwerp City Hall, Antwerp, Belgium
- City of Goldsboro, Goldsboro, NC
- Dallas County Police: Sheriff’s Executive Training
- Sabre Corporation
- Ultimate Kronos group, (UKG) FL & MA
- United Nations Delegations Women’s Club (UNDWC) | Bangladesh Mission to UN
- US Embassy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- US State Department, DC
- Washington State Department of Enterprise Services, WA
Universities:
- Austin College, Sherman, TX
- Ball State University, Muncie, IN
- Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VR
- Centralia College, Morton, WA
- College of Charleston | Residency Program | Charleston, SC
- CEGEP Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada
- Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
- Dhaka University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Emory University | TEDx | Atlanta, GA
- Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
- George Town University, Washington, D.C
- Harvard University | South Asian Law Students Association | Cambridge, MA
- Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
- Lansing Community College | Residency Program & Keynote, Lansing, MI
- Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
- Principia College, Elsah, IL
- Providence college, Providence, RI
- Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH
- Spokane Community College, Spokane, WA
- Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
- Southwestern Methodist University | Embrey Human Rights Program, Dallas, TX
- Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
- University of Leuven, Antwerp, Belgium
- University of Massachusetts | 5 Day Residency Program | Amherst, MA
- University of Pittsburgh | Commencement speech, Titusville, PA
- University of Washington | Worker’s Memorial Day Commemoration, WA
- University of Washington Medicine | Leadership Development Institute, WA
- University of Wisconsin Green Bay, WI
- Walla Walla Community College, Walla-Walla, WA
- Western Governors University, UT
- Wurzburg University, Wurzburg, Germany | Leadership Development Institute
Middle & High Schools:
- Bishop Lynch High School, Dallas, TX
- Capital Prep Magnet School, Hartford, CT
- Cedar Hill High School, Cedar Hill, TX
- Coppell High School, Coppell, TX
- Clayton Park Junior High School, Halifax,
- Glastonbury High school, CT
- Grand Prairie High School, Grand Prairie, TX
- Hun School, Princeton, NJ
- J.L Long Middle School, Dallas, TX
- Jasper High School, Plano, TX
- Martin High School, Arlington, TX
- Milton Academy, Milton, MA
- Parish Episcopal School, Dallas, TX
- Princeton Day School, Princeton, NJ
- Sidwell Friends School, Washington, D.C
- Silas Deane Middle School, Wethersfield, CT
- St. Rita Catholic School, Dallas, TX
- Uplift Education, Dallas, TX
- The Williams School, New London, CT
- Wylie East High School, Wylie, TX
Non-Profits & Foundations:
- Abdel Kader Education Project, Elkader, IA
- Asotin County Library, Clarkston, WA
- Atlantic Institute of Peace, Greenville, GA
- Bainbridge Public Library, Bainbridge Island, WA
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA
- Camas Public Library, Camas, WA
- Cascadia Art Museum, Edmond, WA
- Cities for Life, Community of Sant’Egidio, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Cities for Life, Community of Sant’Egidio, Brussels, Belgium
- Cities for Life, Community of Sant’Egidio, Berlin, Germany
- Cities for Life, Community of Sant’Egidio, Wurzburg, Germany
- Cities for Life, Community of Sant’Egidio, Bari, Italy
- Cities for Life, Community of Sant’Egidio, Genoa, Italy
- Cities for Life, Community of Sant’Egidio, Parma, Italy
- Cities for Life, Community of Sant’Egidio, Rome, Italy
- Colleyville Library Friends, Colleyville, TX
- Communities rising of Seattle, Seattle, WA
- Communities rising of Shoreline, Shoreline, WA
- Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE IV), Fortworth, TX
- Keshem Goodman Public Library, Halifax, Canada
- King County Library System, Seattle, WA
- Helping Hands Society, Washington, D.C
- Holocaust Center for Humanity, Seattle, WA
- Islamic Society of North America, Chicago, IL
- Islamic Society North America, Houston, TX
- Lifelines, Bath, England
- Mohammad Webb Foundation, Chicago, IL
- Muslims Public Affairs Council, Bay Area, CA
- Risala Foundation, Houston, TX
- Seattle 4 Rotary, Seattle, WA
- Spokane County Library District, Spokane, WA
- Social Ventures Partners (SVP), Dallas, TX
- Southwest Seattle Historical Society, Seattle, WA
- Wallingford Community Senior Center, Seattle, WA
- YMCA East Coast Leadership Conference, Falmouth, MA
- Youth Center Alliance Jeunesse, Levis, Quebec
Summits & Conferences:
- United We Stand Summit, White House
- Atlanta Health, Tech & Education Summit, Atlanta, GA
- World Travel and Tourism Summit, Dallas, TX
- Lifelines UK, Bath, England
- Channel 3 Kids Camp, Hartford, CT
- A World of Women for World Peace Conference | Hosted by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
Religious Institutions:
- Adas Israel, Washington, DC
- All Saints Church, Long Beach, CA
- First Unitarian Church, Dallas, TX
- Interfaith event, San Angelo, TX
- Islamic Association of North Texas, Richardson, TX
- Islamic Center of Long Island, Westbury, NY
- Muslims Association of Puget Sounds, Redmond, WA
- North Haven Church, Dallas, TX
- Northpark Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX
- Northridge Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX
- Quebec City Mosque, Quebec, Canada
- Santa Maria Immacolata Church, Rome, Italy
- Temple Koi Ami, Flower Mound, TX
- United Methodist Church, Colleyville, TX
