Indian Sikh
immigrant Rana Singh Sodhi still preaches love and tolerance 18 years after his brother was gunned down in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by a man who mistook him for a Muslim because of his turban and beard.
"I want there to be more awareness, more peace in the world," said Sodhi, who spent much of the first year after his brother Balbir Singh Sodhi's death speaking at schools and houses of worship.
Often working through the
Arizona Interfaith Movement, Sodhi has been recognized by the state's chapter of the Anti-Defamation League and by the
White House under President Barack Obama's administration.