Cengiz writes: "In May, I was invited to travel to Washington to attend some hearings at Congress. I had imagined the city in the words of my fiance, Jamal Khashoggi. My visit left me with the troubling feeling that his memory was fading in the city he evoked so lovingly."
Demonstration to call for Justice for Jamal Khashoggi. (photo: AP)
20 June 19
Washington hasn’t done enough to bring the murdered Saudi columnist’s killers to justice.
n May, I was invited to travel to Washington to attend some hearings at Congress. I had imagined the city in the words of my fiancé, Jamal Khashoggi. My visit left me with the troubling feeling that his memory was fading in the city he evoked so lovingly.
When I met Jamal in Istanbul, he had been living and working in Washington for more than a year, having left his home in Saudi Arabia amid a crackdown on intellectuals and activists.
As we got engaged and planned for our new life together in Washington, Jamal would speak with great warmth about the city, its museums and marketplaces. “Trust me, you will love it here,” he would say. He would talk about his friends in the United States and speak about how he wanted me to meet them after our marriage.
