Most "professor lifestyle" videos show coffee shops and libraries. Prof. Rashid’s videos might show him stopping to examine a local fruit seller’s stall or discussing irrigation issues with a farmer on his way to a lecture . This makes him a "Ground-Level Intellectual."

Risks and harms

. While there is a current Vice Chancellor of the University of Malakand named Prof. Dr. Rashid Ahmad and an MPhil scholar at Gomal University named Rashid Khan

Reports regarding a "Professor Rashid" scandal at Gomal University in Dera Ismail Khan often refer to the widely documented harassment cases from 2020, primarily involving and other faculty members . These incidents sparked national outrage and led to significant administrative actions. The Case of Professor Hafiz Salahuddin