İyad el-Baghdadi | إياد البغدادي Profile picture
Founder & chairman @Kawaakibi. Author: "The Middle East Crisis Factory". Interview requests: press@kawaakibi.org

Oct 2, 2020, 6 tweets

Okay, I've been rage tweeting about other stuff, but truth is, I miss Jamal and can't let go and can't get over what happened to him. Sometimes we go to anger to run away from guilt and sadness. I hope he approves of everything we've been doing. #JusticeForJamal

He never saw himself as an activist or a dissident. He wanted to always be seen as a journalist. But the energy he brought into our space was enormous. Had he lived, he'd be running an entire pro-democracy ecosystem today. #JusticeForJamal

Lots of great campaigns commemorating the second anniversary of his murder. Meanwhile I'm privately commemorating by seeing Jamal in my heart and recommitting every cell of my body towards what he loved: Free speech & democracy for the entire MENA.

Shed a tear for my friend and remember his sacrifice. We will never give up Jamal, we will never give in, we will never forgive and we will never forget, and we'll never stop fighting. Rest in peace and power. #JusticeForJamal

There are a few things Jamal said he'll never compromise on: Free speech, democracy, the Arab Spring, and Palestine. You're no longer with us, but until our last breath we'll be working towards the beautiful vision you didn't live long enough to see. #JusticeForJamal

"يا بني لا يضر الشاة سلخها بعد ذبحها، فامض على بصيرتك واستعن بالله"

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