Naeem Rashid was honored as a hero by millions, including Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan. That praise, however, slighted the magnitude of who he truly was and still remains. Just a regular Muslim man, who took a stand to protect his people. And to protect the lives of daughters and sons in the name of his lost son, Talha.

SEED: A profile on Naeem Rashid's actions and the gap between simplified hero narratives and the fuller human story behind them.

Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamopho…, loc. 998