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Wadah Khanfar at Remembering Jamal Khashoggi Memorial

In association with the Al Sharq Forum, Middle East Monitor hosted an international memorial in honour of Jamal Khashoggi on 29 October, 2018

November 9, 2018 at 3:21 pm

Address by Wadah Khanfar, former director general of Al Jazeera Media Network, speaking at ‘Remembering Jamal‘, a memorial service held in London on 29 October 2018 to honour Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Jamal, a leading journalist and columnist on MENA and an outspoken critic of the Saudi Arabian regime, was killed on 2 October at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

Who was Jamal Khashoggi?

Jamal Khashoggi was one of the most experienced and accomplished journalists of his generation. His professional interest extended far beyond that of his native Saudi Arabia, from Sudan and Algeria to Afghanistan and Palestine.

On a personal level, he was humble and passionate. He was affable and a pleasure to work with. Middle East Monitor is proud to have hosted Jamal Khashoggi at our event in London just one month ago.

Jamal’s deep and passionate love for his country and the people of the region was exemplified through his writing. Freedom of expression, integrity in public office, good governance, accountability and transparency were all issues close to his heart. He had a desire to see the region’s wealth fairly distributed and equal opportunity for all its peoples.

Jamal Khashoggi may have been silenced physically but his memory and his thoughts will have a lasting and enlightened impact on young people in the region and journalists across the world.