Egyptian cartoonist arrested for running website without a license
From the New York Times: An Egyptian cartoonist, whose work is occasionally critical of government figures, was arrested in the…
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The thorny issue of drawing the Garden of Eden in Egypt
Medium has posted an article on the issue of touchy political and religious issue of blasphemy in Egyptian cartooning. Blasphemy…
Tweeted bearded Mickey Mouse causes Egyptian outcry
Egyptian telecom mogal Naguib Sawiris has apologized for reposting images of Mickey and Minnie Mouse wearing Muslim attire through his…
Conservative Muslims target Egyptian cartoonist
It appears having gained freedom from Mubarrak this spring, Egyptians are still working out the free speech part. A conservative…
The role of cartoons in the Egyptian revolution
Over at E&P Rob Tornoe writes about Egyptian editorial cartoonist Sherif Arafa and his role in the Egyptian revolution. As…
More info on the MLK comic distributed in Egypt
A couple of weeks ago I reported that a 50+ year old comic about the life and non-violence movement of…
Martin Luther King Jr. comic book distributed in Tahrir Square
Comic Alliance reports that a translated version of a 50 years old comic book relating the non-violent civil disobedience movement…