Mohammad Sabaaneh is a Palestinian graphic artist living in Ramallah in the West Bank. He is the principal political cartoonist for Al-Hayat al-Jadida, the Palestinian Authority's daily newspaper, and has published his work in many other newspapers around the Arab World. He is a member of the International Cartoon Movement as well as the VJ Movement for visual journalists around the globe. Sabaaneh's work has been displayed in numerous collections and fairs in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East, and he won third place in the Arab Caricature Contest in 2013. Sabaaneh has a BA in interior design and he currently works as an administrator at Arab American University's Ramallah campus.
"Despite working at a very complicated crossroads of ideology and
political pressures, Mohammad Sabaaneh continues to produce sharp,
incisive cartoons. His tenacity and courage is an inspiration for
cartoonists around the world." Matt Wuerker, Pulitzer Prize-winning
editorial cartoonist, Politico
"If you want to get a smart Palestinan's view of what's happening
in the Middle East, you can't do better than look at Mohammad
Sabaaneh's cartoonsthey tell you more than words can say." Victor
Navasky, publisher emeritus, The Nation
"What makes Mohammad's place in the world of cartooning so
extraordinary is that he performs his art in the world's hottest of
political hotspots. Mohammad bravely uses his great talents as a
cartoonist to work in the midst of this political minefield." KAL,
editorial cartoonist, The Economist
"An eloquent work on the ravages of settler colonialism. Every line
in this collection achingly cries 'Palestine, Palestine!' This book
is a must for all who care about peace and justice." Khalil Bendib,
author, Mission Accomplished: Wicked Cartoons by America's Most
Wanted Political Cartoonist
"Sabaaneh's illustrations are intricate and movingstark, striking,
and rich with Palestinian visual traditions and symbols. These
cartoons are a powerful call to action, both to the international
community and to the Palestinian people." Leila Abdelrazaq, graphic
artist and author, Baddawi
"Mohammad Sabaaneh is one of the most talented Palestinian
cartoonists working today. His haunting figures, rendered in black,
white and grey, show us a vivid Palestinian perspective on the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, protest, injustice and human rights."
Tjeerd Royaards, Editor-in-Chief, Cartoon Movement
"In a part of the world where the conflicts have run so long that
the issues seem dreadfully familiar, Mohammad's brutal cartoons
about a brutal occupation prompts readers to think about things
from a different perspective. A fresh point of view can change the
world, and no one's trying harder to do that than Mohammad
Sabaaneh." Ted Rall, nationally syndicated editorial cartoonist and
columnist
"Each of Mohammad Sabaaneh's powerful drawings is like a gut punch
that gets straight to the essence of the stark reality of
Palestinian life under Israeli occupation. This is how an artist
resists." Joe Sacco, author and illustrator, Palestine and
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