The first comics I ever had access to were the comics of Naji al-Ali. Though political comics existed in the Middle East before he started creating work, this guy worked his mojo. I think it’s safe to say that he’s still the most famous Arab cartoonist to date. His iconic character, Handala, is still referenced in comics drawn today. He was a Palestinian refugee, and his work very much reflects this. He felt for the Palestinian everyman and was scathing toward the ineffectiveness of Arab countries, the ambivalence of the West, and the cruelty of Israel. No one was safe in his comics, and he made so many enemies that he was exiled from most Middle-Eastern country and settled in London, where he was murdered in 1987. They never caught the perp. - See more at: hoodedutilitarian/2015/01/not-just-charlie-hebdo/#sthash.1M5qfI64.dpuf Thank-you also Margeurite..and yes indeed many pof my heroes and heroines are still alive.. I HOPE People who mostly look at the mainstream media and then just a tad alternative, so they can say they have explored all angles or persectives are still so often myopic. I note they still have to be seen to take one side or the other, or assume you have.. Well actually I havent and I may not... Jax.. Positively Stroppy Politically Savvy Womens Group NZ (Aotearoa) 2014
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 05:56:11 +0000
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