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6th June 2004, 15:21
who is naji?
ABOUT THE ARTIST, NAJI AL-ALI
Naji Al-Ali was born in Ash Shajara village in 1936, one of 480 villages destroyed after 1948. His family was displaced to Ein Al-Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon. Between 1957 and 1983 he worked for a variety of newspapers in Lebanon and the Gulf. In 1983 he returned to Kuwait to work for "Al Qabas" newspaper in its London office. During this period, he published more than 40,000 cartoons.
The New York Times once wrote of him, "If you want to know what the Arabs think of the U.S., look at Naji Al-Ali's cartoons." Time Magazine also described him saying, "This man draws with human bones." The Asahi Newspaper, in Japan, once wrote, "Naji Al-Ali draws using phosphoric acid."
Wednesday, July 22, 1987 t 17:10 Greenwich mean time, Naji Al-Ali parked his car in central London, and walked a few meters towards the offices of Al-Qabas newspaper, where he worked. A dark-complexioned, curly haired, young man surprised him, firing a bullet into his head and running away as Naji Al-Ali fell on the pavement. On August 29th, Naji Al-Ali died in the hospital. He was buried on September 3rd in Brookwood cemetery in Woking.
Naji Al-Ali's death marked the end of an era, and ironically the beginning of the Intifada in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. To this day, his cartoons continue to be used over and over again. Handala is still as relevant today as he was twenty years ago.
http://www.scclab.com/~rtv/Naji2/naji24.jpg
http://www.scclab.com/~rtv/Naji2/naji28.jpg
ABOUT THE ARTIST, NAJI AL-ALI
Naji Al-Ali was born in Ash Shajara village in 1936, one of 480 villages destroyed after 1948. His family was displaced to Ein Al-Hilweh refugee camp in Lebanon. Between 1957 and 1983 he worked for a variety of newspapers in Lebanon and the Gulf. In 1983 he returned to Kuwait to work for "Al Qabas" newspaper in its London office. During this period, he published more than 40,000 cartoons.
The New York Times once wrote of him, "If you want to know what the Arabs think of the U.S., look at Naji Al-Ali's cartoons." Time Magazine also described him saying, "This man draws with human bones." The Asahi Newspaper, in Japan, once wrote, "Naji Al-Ali draws using phosphoric acid."
Wednesday, July 22, 1987 t 17:10 Greenwich mean time, Naji Al-Ali parked his car in central London, and walked a few meters towards the offices of Al-Qabas newspaper, where he worked. A dark-complexioned, curly haired, young man surprised him, firing a bullet into his head and running away as Naji Al-Ali fell on the pavement. On August 29th, Naji Al-Ali died in the hospital. He was buried on September 3rd in Brookwood cemetery in Woking.
Naji Al-Ali's death marked the end of an era, and ironically the beginning of the Intifada in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. To this day, his cartoons continue to be used over and over again. Handala is still as relevant today as he was twenty years ago.
http://www.scclab.com/~rtv/Naji2/naji24.jpg
http://www.scclab.com/~rtv/Naji2/naji28.jpg