My hero is a Muslim named Faraz Hossain
Quote, from the New York Times:
In the coming days – when ISIS et al. commit yet more mass murder (as they did on an extraordinary scale in Dhaka and Baghdad), and as Donald Trump et al. actively recruit for ISIS (as they do every single day, by whipping up hatred against moderate Muslims) – remember that name: Faraz Hossain. I have been thinking about him all weekend. He left me in awe.
He was a Muslim, and he was free to go. But he stayed to die with two women who the killers hated, simply because they wore Western clothing, and because they came from somewhere else. He stayed with them, knowing he was going to die.
Remember him, not just because he was extraordinarily brave. Remember him because Faraz Hossain is quite literally the kind of person we need if we are ever going to save the world from itself.
Let his memory be for a blessing, my Jewish friends always say. I’ll bet Faraz Hossain would be okay with that.