Muslim Man Pleads Against Execution of Man Who Shot Him

This is a remarkable story that deserves wide exposure. After being shot and blinded in one eye in a hate crime, Rais Bhuiyan, a Muslim immigrant from Bangladesh worked to prevent the execution of the man who shot him.

Rais Bhuiyan, a Muslim immigrant from Bangladesh who was shot in the face while working as a cashier at a Dallas convenience store. The shooter first asked him where he was from, then shot him. Bhuiyan survived the attack, but was blinded in one eye.

The shooter, who had called himself 'the Arab Slayer,' may have himself been healed by Bhuiyan's remarkable act of forgiveness.

Despite Bhuiyan's efforts, however, which included suing the state of Texas, his shooter was executed yesterday.