October 13, 1958 – October 2, 2018
It was with great sadness to have learned of Jamal Khashoggi’s passing. Mr. Khashoggi was a prominent Saudi Arabian journalist, author, writer for The Washington Post and a friend to many.
Khashoggi didn’t see himself as a dissident but as a critic worried about the direction his country, Saudi Arabia, was going under its 33-year-old crown prince. In his first Washington Post column on Sept. 18, 2017, he wrote about his decision to leave Saudi Arabia: “I have left my home, my family and my job, and I am raising my voice. To do otherwise would betray those who languish in prison. I can speak when so many cannot. I want you to know that Saudi Arabia has not always been as it is now. We Saudis deserve better.”
In one of his last columns, he urged Prince Mohammed Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia, otherwise known as MBS, to end the war he started on Yemen more than three and a half years ago: “The longer this cruel war lasts in Yemen, the more permanent the damage will be. The people of Yemen will be busy fighting poverty, cholera and water scarcity and rebuilding their country. The crown prince must bring an end to the violence and restore the dignity of the birthplace of Islam.”
We had the opportunity of hosting Jamal Khashoggi a few months ago, where he spoke about several issues relating to the Yemen War and ways they can be modified.
Check out the video of our event with Jamal by clicking here.
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