Yes, I think this man is a hero.
What worries me is the idea he’s somehow a greater hero because he is a Muslim - and that seems to be the line the press takes.
He is a hero because of what he did - not because of his religion.
Same as the Muslim police officer who was killed. I have the same respect for him as any other police officer killed in the line of duty. But he’s getting much more coverage in the press than the other police officer killed (Franck Brinsolaro) simply because he’s Muslim.
Media can't have it both ways. We're supposed to not blame the religion in the case of the terrorists, yet laud the religion in the case of the hero.
Which one is it, media? Is this guy a hero because he's a Muslim, thus making the other guys terrorists because they are Muslim, or is this guy a hero, and the others just people who got their jollies killing people?
He may be a Muslim in name only. Lots of Jews are Jews because they have a Jewish name and lineage but we all know that many of them don’t practice it and go to synagogue. This guy may just be assumed to be a devout Muslim but I doubt that he is, especially while working in a Jewish shop.