Role Model

“I know of a lot of girls who grew up basically standing in front of a mirror and holding their hair brushes and pretending to be Shireen. That’s how lasting and important her presence was.”

—Dalia Hatuqa, Palestinian American journalist and friend of Shireen Abu Akleh, “Trailblazing Palestinian Journalist Killed in West Bank,” The New York Times, May 11, 2022.

• Editorial Comment: Tragic.

 

• Related: “Slain Al Jazeera journalist was icon of Palestinian coverage,” AP.

• “Israeli Police Attack Mourners Before Funeral for Palestinian American Journalist,” NYTimes.

 

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