“You need to check out the photos for yourself; in a few years ‘8 Minutes’ won’t seem that fictional.”
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Darf Publishers Signs Deal for ‘The Apartment in Bab El-Louk
“It’s an odd thing, this book.”
Sunday Submissions: Calls for Arab and Arabophone Graphic Novelists
“Each fellow will work with us in our newsroom on one of our investigation to transfer it into a graphic novel. After the end of the fellowship we will publish the novel as a book as part of our publishing activities – and we will publish it on our website, so that everybody can have access to the work.”
‘Freedom Hospital,’ Debut Syrian Graphic Novel ‘Being Acclaimed in France and Germany’
AFP calls the novel “[b]y turns harrowing, heart-breaking and funny[.]”
Award-winning Egyptian Artist Ganzeer’s First Graphic Novel To Begin Appearing Online April 15
” It follows the story of two children, Mehret and Kameen, who scavange the wastelands of Earth for valuables from the civilizations that came before. “
What’s New: Overviews of Arabic Comix, 2016
“…in terms of political cartoons and caricature, I think what’s happening in Egypt is much more dynamic and compelling than the cartoons published in the Western press— but that’s another story.”
Winners of Mahmoud Kahil Awards for Arab Comic Artists and Illustrators Include TokTok, ‘Apartment at Bab El Louk’
“Egyptians Ahmad Nady, Ganzeer, and Donia Maher took the Graphic Novel Prize for The Apartment in Bab El Louk.”
Beirut To Host First Annual Symposium on Arabic Comics; Mahmoud Kahil Award Winners To Be Announced
On the heels of the first annual CairoComix festival, the American University of Beirut will host its first annual Symposium on Arabic Comics on Nov. 16, also celebrating the winners of the new Mahmoud Kahil Award.
‘Lebanese Comic Fights for Survival After Free-speech Sanctions’
“For five years, editors of the Beirut-based magazine kept fairly quiet about their legal troubles.”
Lena Merhej’s ‘Jam and Yoghurt’ First Graphic Novel Translated from Arabic to French
“We are planning to create a collection of comics translated from Arabic into French, publishing at least two every year. “
CairoComix Festival Kicks Off, Women Big Winners on Opening Night
The debut CairoComix Festival has entered its second day, and while some reports have its organization a little rough around the edges, it’s been packed with enthusiasts. Its first set of awards surprised comix-watchers by going to a majority of women artists.
Asia Alfasi’ ‘Extraordinary Tales’: Bringing Together Libya, Scotland, and Manga
Translator Valentina Viene profiles “Muslim Libyan Arab British graphic novelist” Asia Alfasi, who has moved from writing about her identity to, more broadly, life in Libya and Scotland.
