The Power of Words: Remembering Jamal Khashoggi

Jamal Khashoggi was a brave man who spoke out against his government. He came from a well-known family in Saudi Arabia but left his home in 2017. He was not allowed to use Twitter anymore. He started writing for The Washington Post. He talked about how he was scared to speak up before. He did not want to lose his job or freedom. He did not want to put his family in danger. But he made a choice. He left everything behind to raise his voice. He wanted to help those who were in prison. He felt he had to speak up for them. The Saudi government did some things that seemed good. For example, they let women drive. But they also arrested people who were fighting for women's rights. They accused these people of talking to foreign groups. Khashoggi wrote about this. He said the government did not want any opinions that were not theirs. Everyone had to agree with them. Khashoggi went to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. He was getting papers for his marriage. His fiancée waited outside. He never came out. But his words lived on. His last column was published after he died. He talked about the need for free speech in the Arab world. He warned that governments were silencing the media. He knew his words might upset powerful people. But he wrote them anyway. He did not care if they liked him or not.