Gouya Roshan From Darkness to Light

Not Every Phone Call Comes from Missing You Some people do not call you because they miss you. They call you only to unload their own burdens, not to listen to what you have to say. Not every phone call comes from longing. Not every “How are you?” is asked out of genuine care. Sometimes people call you simply because they have nowhere else to release the weight of their thoughts and emotions. They do not choose you because they truly value you; they choose you because they know you will stay silent and listen. They talk about their problems, their arguments, their failures, and the people they dislike. They can talk for hours, yet they never ask, “How are you?” And even when they do ask, it is often nothing more than a formality. They are not really waiting for your answer. Before you even finish your first sentence, the conversation returns to their own life. And every time you call them, they end the conversation quickly with a few short words. This is no longer friendship; it is the...

If Satan Did Not Exist, Would Humans Still Si n? When people talk about sin, they often instinctively think of Satan, as if every wrongdoing committed by a person bears his mark. But suppose Satan had never been created. Would the world have become a pure and sinless place? Or would humanity still have found its way to sin even without Satan? In Islam, Satan has no power to force anyone to commit sin. He can only whisper temptations, while the final decision always belongs to the individual. The Qur’an repeatedly emphasizes that Satan cannot compel anyone to do wrong; he merely invites, and it is the person who chooses either to accept or reject that invitation. If this is true, then the root of sin must be sought elsewhere. Before a person is ever tempted by Satan, they are already confronted by their own inner desires: pride, envy, greed, anger, lust, selfishness, and the craving for power. If left unchecked, these forces alone are enough to lead a person astray, even without any ext...

Azerbaijan's Plundering Government The Republic of Azerbaijan is a country blessed with abundant natural resources, a strategically important geographical location, and a government that claims to represent Islamic values. Yet, when one looks beneath the surface of everyday life, a very different reality emerges—a reality that few dare to speak about openly. The Azerbaijani government presents itself as Islamic, but in practice it neither has deep religious roots nor allows people to experience a genuine relationship with religion. Instead, religion has become a political instrument—a facade used to conceal a harsh and oppressive system that appropriates the wealth and rights of its own people. A government that channels the people's wealth into its own pockets resembles a game. Yes, the Azerbaijani government is much like the game  Monopoly : attractive and polished on the outside, but beneath the surface it functions like a system of plunder, taking whatever belongs to the pe...

When Passports Determine a Person’s Fate How strange it is: someone born in Germany, Canada,  Japan, or Switzerland can use their passport to travel to many parts of the world; while someone born in Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, or one of the many countries in the Middle East and Asia may have to wait months for a visa, provide numerous documents, and repeatedly prove that they are not a criminal, that they do not intend to remain illegally in the country, and that they pose no threat to any country. What crime have these people committed? Of course, none. They were simply born in a different geography; a geography they did not choose. In today’s world, a passport is no longer merely an identification document; it has become a measure of human freedom. The color of a passport cover can determine whether someone can travel freely around the world or must wait for months, sometimes even years, behind embassy doors. But the fundamental question is this: Should a person’s wort...

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...