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    Shireen Abu Akleh's voice was the soundtrack of my childhood. Her legacy lives on

    As a young Palestinian girl, I copied Abu Akleh's TV sign-off. She was brave and unwavering – a true trailblazer for many other women to follow her path.
    by Linah Mohammad May 25, 2022 2 minutes
    A woman lights a candle in front of a poster depicting Shireen Abu Akleh.

    The living room TV was almost never off. The updates were crucial, I gathered, as I was rarely allowed to change the channel from Al Jazeera.

    And there she was — so present, her voice was so somber, her sign-off so distinctive, and her intonations so recognizable.

    It was unconscious

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