Editor’s note: Jamal Khashoggi is a Saudi journalist and author, and a columnist for Washington Post Global Opinions. Khashoggi’s words should appear in the space above, but he has not been heard from since he entered a Saudi consulate in Istanbul for a routine consular matter on Tuesday afternoon.
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The silencing of Jamal Khashoggi
We at The Post won't be able to rest easy until our colleague appears safe and sound.
Post contributor and prominent Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi feared missing in Turkey
But despite his criticisms of his homeland, Khashoggi consistently expressed his love for Saudi Arabia and his desire to return