Arab cartoons court controversy — Prior to the revolution, Ferzat poked fun at political figures outside the country. In the months leading up to the Syrian revolution, he started drawing al- Assad, ...

Skatoony, an animated game show that pits child contestants against cartoon characters, is scheduled to premiere in Arabic on free-to-air channel Cartoon Network Arabic on April 5 across the Mena ...

As the debate rages on over the publication of controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, Arab bloggers are reacting with their own take on the ...

It’s politically incorrect, and also inaccurate, to use the loaded phrase “clash of civilizations” to describe big stuff like the war in Iraq or the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But the burgeoning ...

When thinking about comics, the first things that come to mind may be Marvel superheroes, comic strips in the Sunday newspaper like “Garfield” (1978-present) and "Peanuts” (1950-2000) or even the ...

Arab children, across generations, haven't grown up with a single visual culture. The wide eyes, dark hair, and stylish action sequences of Japanese anime existed alongside Disney's animal sidekicks, ...

ABU DHABI: Cartoon Network is looking to help boost the animation industry in the Middle East and North Africa by opening a dedicated animation training academy at twofour54 Abu Dhabi. The plans will ...

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Political satire has a long Arab history, and much of it has been through cartooning. Soon after the fourth anniversary of the uprising that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, a cartoon ...