Cartoonists around the world have drawn responses to the brutal murders of the Charlie Hebdo staff. As the attackers claimed to be acting on behalf of Islam, there’s a special poignancy to remembrances for the victims drawn by Arab and Muslim cartoonists. Here are a few.
9 moving tributes to Charlie Hebdo from Arabic-language cartoonists
Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he covers ideology and challenges to democracy, both at home and abroad. His book on democracy, The Reactionary Spirit, was published 0n July 16. You can purchase it here.
Emad Hajjaj of Al Araby (Qatar). The top line reds “in condemnation of the terrorist attacks against Charlie Hebdo”:
Anwar of Al Masry al Youm (Egypt). It reads “long live sarcasm”:
Emad Hajjaj, independently (Jordan):
Mohamed Sabaaneh (Palestinian):
Omar Abdallat (Jordan). The title reads "the extremist mind":
An Nahar (Lebanon). It reads "So we will take revenge on the cartoonists's killers":
Chef Maklouf of Al Masry Al Youm (Egypt). It reads "solidarity with Charlie Hebdo":
Ganzeer (Egypt/USA). It reads "But he called me a terrorist!":
Anwar of Al Masri Al Youm (Egypt):
Special thanks to Fundación al Fanar, Yedioth Ahronoth, and Reddit user sexcrazydwarf for translation and sourcing.
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