Gouya Roshan From Darkness to Light

The Last Home; The Cemetery Where Everyone Eventually Ends Up Every morning when we open our eyes, we return from a temporary death. We have passed through a night whose ending was never guaranteed. Thousands of people began the same night that we did, but they never saw the sunrise. We woke up not because of our own power, but because God granted us another opportunity. And yet, how quickly we forget this gift. Once again, we lose ourselves in the noise of life. We run after having more, strive for progress, sometimes break hearts, sometimes carry resentment, and often live as if death was written only for others. How strange it is. Every day we awaken from a sleep that resembles death, yet we still refuse to believe that one day another sleep will arrive — a sleep after which there will be no awakening in this world. A day will come when we embrace our loved ones for the last time, look at the sky for the last time, and take our final breath. On that day, no wealth will buy us even o...

Friendship Is More Than a Smile Friendship is more than a smile or the exchange of a few kind words. Friendship means solidarity; when everyone else abandons you, you stand beside the person you call your friend. If friendship is stripped of this meaning, it becomes nothing more than a shallow and selfish acquaintance. Of course, some people consider loyalty and friendship outdated concepts—values that no longer have a place in today's world. In a world where profit has replaced honor and smiles have become obligatory, many are willing to sacrifice even their closest friends for a position, a business deal, or a brief moment of fame. Unfortunately, this is also common in politics. I believe friendship has its boundaries. Someone who is an enemy of my friend may never have harmed me personally. But if a person deliberately hurts someone who is close to me, I cannot pretend that nothing has happened. Sometimes silence is a form of betrayal. Sometimes a smile hurts more than an insult...

Erdoğan; A Dictatorship Through the Ballot Box Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is no longer just a president; he has become a symbol of the concentration of power in Turkey. Many Turkish citizens, especially a large part of the political opposition, journalists, academics, civil rights activists, and artists, consider him a figure with authoritarian tendencies, even a dictator. On the other hand, there is still a small group of Turks who see him as a successful statesman. However, what matters is not only his actions, but also his slogans. Dictatorship does not only mean the absence of elections; it begins when elections can no longer control power. When critical media outlets are silenced, journalists are imprisoned, opposition figures are put on trial, and the judiciary loses its independence, one can no longer speak of democracy simply because elections are held. Years ago, Erdoğan came to power with promises of freedom, reform, and justice, but gradually concentrated power in his own hands. T...

Saudi Arabia: Between the Name of God and the Politics of Power  (Part Two ) Saudi Arabia presents itself as the Guardian of the Two Holy Mosques, and its national flag bears sacred words. But when a state identifies itself in the name of religion and the sacred, people naturally expect more from it than from an ordinary government. Such a state is judged not only by its economy, military strength, or foreign policy, but also by its moral principles and humanitarian conduct. My question is this:  How can a government that places the name of God at the highest symbolic position allow its policies to contribute to the suffering of hundreds of thousands of innocent people? The war in Yemen has been one of the greatest moral tests of Saudi Arabia's policies. Since 2015, the Saudi-led coalition's military intervention in Yemen—a poor and vulnerable country—has resulted in the deaths of thousands and has pushed millions into hunger, disease, and displacement. The children who died i...

Saudi Arabia: Between the Name of God and the Politics of Power (Part 1) Saudi Arabia, a country whose historical legitimacy has been built upon the unity of religion and the state, is currently experiencing one of the most complex phases of its modern history. While it presents itself as the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, it is simultaneously redefining its role within the international system, the global economy, and regional relations. This duality raises a fundamental question for observers: Is politics in Saudi Arabia still serving religion, or has religion become an instrument for preserving political power? Over recent decades, religion has been not only a part of Saudi Arabia’s national identity but also a cornerstone of the state's legitimacy. However, the broad social and economic reforms of recent years—from expanding the tourism and entertainment sectors to limiting the influence of religious institutions—suggest that the government's priorities are changing. Th...

Do Not Call for Revolution from Behind Safe Windowsl The easiest thing in the world is to sit behind a safe window in Europe, the United States, or Canada, sip your coffee, enjoy your high-speed internet, and write a blueprint for revolution for people living thousands of kilometers away. The hardest thing in the world, however, is to live with the consequences of those slogans. With a single tweet, a video, or a speech, you can ignite people's emotions. But when the streets fall silent, the prisons fill, families begin to mourn, and lives are shattered, the person sitting safely abroad simply returns to their normal life. It is the people inside the country who pay the true price of every call, every act of hurt, and every reckless decision. Criticizing a government is the right of every citizen. Protest is also, in many circumstances, a fundamental human right. But there is a profound difference between  the right to criticize  and  encourage others to pay a price that ...

  Who Is Satan? Throughout human history, Satan has always been seen as a symbol of evil, deception, and turning away from the truth. However, in my view, Satan does not always appear with a frightening face; sometimes he wears the clothing of power and enters the world of authority under impressive names. In my opinion, the true face of Satan is revealed when the world's superpowers wage wars for their own interests, sacrifice nations to achieve their political goals, steal the future from children, and reduce human suffering to numbers and statistics. The real Satan is not only the one who tempts people into sin; he is also the superpower that enslaves millions through fear, poverty, war, and injustice, and then invents justifications and excuses for its actions. The most dangerous form of evil is the one that hides behind words such as security or political decisions concerning another country. For anyone who knows they are doing wrong may one day repent. But a superpower that c...