"I want to remember Mariam. I want to remember the beautiful smile that brightened her face. I want to remember the courageous journalist she was, the strong woman, the person who was a friend to everyone. I want to remember her striving to capture all the moments the moments of grief, of pain, sorrow, laughter and love in Gaza. I want to remember her as the loving mother to her son, Ghaith."
"I used to look at her in that very thin body, out there in the field, going to the front lines, capturing all those unfolding events fearlessly with just one kidney in her body. I'll always remember how she always, even at the worst times when she herself was too tired to take it, would choose to comfort you and tell you that it's going to be OK. It'll pass. It'll pass I remember her words."
"I will remember her in the face of Ghaith, her son, who looks so much like her. And I hope that one day, when he grows up and gets married, he names his daughter after Mariam, like she asked him to in her final letter to him. Israel's war forced me to leave Gaza at the end of 2023 with my family."
Mariam had a beautiful smile and worked as a courageous journalist who captured moments of grief, pain, sorrow, laughter and love in Gaza. She was a strong woman, a friend to everyone, a loving mother to her son Ghaith, a sister who brought happiness to her home, and a devoted daughter who donated a kidney to her father. She continued reporting from frontline fields with only one kidney, often standing beside colleagues to check each other's safety. She comforted others even when exhausted, repeating 'It'll pass.' She asked that Ghaith name his future daughter Mariam. War forced departure from Gaza at the end of 2023.
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