Remembering Anas, Mohammed and Gaza’s other slain journalists

On the first death anniversary of our colleague Anas al-Sharif, we pray for mercy for him and for all our slain colleagues from Al Jazeera Media Network and the journalistic community in the Gaza Strip. On a day like this, we can only recall Anas’s courage, boldness and dedication to the profession, to his work and to his mission.We recall his steadfastness and his ability to withstand pressure in the most difficult and harshest circumstances, and to continue carrying out his work without hesitation from northern Gaza until he was killed in the Israeli air strike that targeted Al Jazeera’s tent in front of al-Shifa Hospital.The attack was extremely costly for Al Jazeera and for the journalistic community in the Strip, because it led to the killing of five other journalists, including the courteous, creative, calm and brilliant Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh; Al Jazeera cameramen Mohammed Noufal and Ibrahim Zaher; and two journalists who were near the tent, Moamen Aliwa and Mohammed al-Khalidi.As we mark the first anniversary of their killings, we have to remember their deeds, virtues and qualities. We have to remember the extraordinary role they played alongside the rest...