Michael Leunig was temporarily entered into the Iranian Holocaust contest when someone submitted several of his old cartoons without his knowledge. He has since withdrawn his cartoons and participation in the controversial contest.One of Australia’s best-known cartoonists, Michael Leunig, said on Tuesday an Iranian newspaper withdrew two of his illustrations from its website after someone […]
First the Danes, then Iran, and now Israel is getting in on the mix with their own cartoon contest, though it’s purpose is perhaps not as spiteful as the Iranian one.Amitai Sandy (29), graphic artist and publisher of Dimona Comix Publishing, from Tel-Aviv, Israel, has followed the unfolding of the “Muhammad cartoon-gate” events in amazement, […]
Early in the Danish Mohammad cartoon contoversy, I saw some U.S. cartoonists humorously suggesting that this will start a cartoon war fought with pen and ink. These cartoons appeared to be prophetic as a Iran is sponsoring a cartoon contest on the topic of the Holocaust which many muslims believe either didn’t happen, or was […]