Palestine’s storyteller
 Naji al-Ali |
 Handala |
On August 29, 1987, Naji al-Ali, one of the Arab World’s most renowned political cartoonists, was shot dead in London by unknown assailants. The murder case has never been solved.
Al-Ali, who was born in Palestine in 1938 and became a refugee when Israel was created 10 years later, is perhaps best remembered for his iconic cartoon character of Handala, a ten year-old shoe-less urchin who bears witness to the grim realities of a region torn by war, corruption, inequality and cynicism.
Here you can see a full interview with his son…
And here you can see a gallery of his cartoons…
Muhammad Saeed
arabicgirl
Many thanks to you Mohammed. He was a great artist, he had the sensitive soul and passion of a Palestinian refugee who suffered from losing his land and witnessing the suffering of his people.
But i disagree with you that the case was never solved. The criminal is obvious, Israel didn’t only steal the land but also wanted to kill any voice that remembers Palestine.
arabicgirl
September 26, 2009 at 8:13 pm
You are right, he really was a true voice of all the refugees.. that’s why he was killed…
I also think as you think, mostly it would be the Mossad that assassinated him (as they did many times with many other people)…
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Thank you Rana
Muhammad Saeed
September 27, 2009 at 4:57 am