Immortal Palestinian refugee, age 10 Palestinian political cartoonist Naji al-Ali was born in 1937 in al-Shajara, a small Palestinian village in the Galilee. In May 1948, the village was completely destroyed by Jewish forces, and its 893 residents were exiled. al-Ali’s family escaped to Ayn al-Helwa, a refugee camp in southern Lebanon. He was only ten years old. In 1969, when al-Ali was working in Kuwait, he created his most famous character: Meet Handala*, a ten year old boy. Shown only from the back, his clothes are ragged, and his feet are bare. His hair sticks up like a hedgehog’s quills, and his hands remain clasped behind him. His face is a mystery. Handala is a Palestinian refugee.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 09:50:02 +0000
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