Hana Hajjar
Hana Hajjar is a Saudi artist and political cartoonist for the Arab News. She is the youngest of nine children, and started drawing political cartoons at age 12. Her earliest cartoons dealt with the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and called for an end to it.
Hana Hajjar
- Born
- 1979
- Nationality
- Saudi Arabia
- Occupation
- artist · cartoonist
- Languages
- Arabic
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Hana Hajjar is a Saudi artist and political cartoonist for the Arab News. She is the youngest of nine children, and started drawing political cartoons at age 12. Her earliest cartoons dealt with the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and called for an end to it.
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Hajjar is one of a few female figures working for the Arab News and the only female political cartoonist in Saudi Arabia. Her caricatures deal with a varied range of subjects. She critiques both political figures as well as societal practices, including gender inequality, politics, and economics. She has stated also, that while her cartoons reflect discontent within society, she is careful not to push too hard so as to retain both her job and be able to continue publishing her work.
Hana is the youngest sister of nine brothers. She started drawing cartoons at the age of twelve. She completed all her educational stages in Medina and then moved to Jeddah, where she settled. She studied art in various art institutes in Egypt.
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Hana Hajjar born.
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- 1.Mubarak, Ebithal. "Saudi Woman Cartoonist’s Exhibition From Saturday." Arab News. Thursday 5 July 2007 (20 Jumada al-Thani 1428). Retrieved on 29 October 2009.
- 2."“Caricature can be a two-edged blade”, an interview with Hana Hajjar, a young Saudi editorial cartoonist ." Arab Press Network. 15 March 2007. Retrieved on 31 October 2013.
- 3.Sterns, Olivia. "Female cartoonist's provocative work challenges Saudi society." CNN. 27 October 2009. Retrieved on 29 October 2009.
- 4."“Caricature can be a two-edged blade”, an interview with Hana Hajjar, a young Saudi editorial cartoonist ." Arab Press Network. 15 March 2007. Retrieved on 31 October 2013.
- 5.Mubarak, Ebithal. "Saudi Woman Cartoonist’s Exhibition From Saturday." عرب نيوز. Thursday 5 July 2007 (20 جمادى الآخرة 1428). Retrieved on 29 October 2009.
- 6.شقير, حوار ـ علي بن. هناء حجار. alyaum. 2006-10-30.
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