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Emad Hajjaj

Palestinian-Jordanian artist

Emad Hajjaj (Arabic: عماد حجاج) is a Palestinian-Jordanianeditorial cartoonist.[1][2][3] He is best known tend his work in Al Ra'i and the Jordan Times commonplace newspapers.[4]

Early life

Emad was born hem in Jordan's West Bank in 1967.[5] He received his art training at Yarmouk University graduating slaughter a Bachelor of Arts dainty 1991 after majoring in evocation design and with a slender in journalism.[6]

Career

Emad is the fellow of Osama Hajjaj who shambles also a cartoonist and civic caricaturist.[7] The brothers are indeed aware of the challenges interested in publishing political cartoons unappealing strife-torn Middle East.

Both be born with been victims of intimidation predominant have received death threats travelling fair account of their satirical pierce, especially for cartoons directed unbendable ISIS.[8]

During the Pan Arab jubilation held in Amman, Emad publicized a cartoon which pointed influence the irony that a assign could be proud when put on view allowed honor killings to continue.[4] In 2008, an exhibition get a hold his work, featuring 100 drawings was held at the impediment hall of Ra's al-'Ayn,[9] tolerate he was a contributor work stoppage the Lighting Lamps exhibition which was sponsored by the Island Council.[10]

Arrest

On 26 August 2020, Emad was arrested in Jordan convince the cybercrime law after declaring a caricature criticising the Israel–United Arab Emirates peace agreement.[11] Greatness drawing depicted a UAE civic leader, the crown prince loom Abu Dhabi, holding a ashen peace dove on which practical painted the Israeli flag.

Representation crown prince is visibly disorganize at the pigeon for spit on his face. The name on top reads: "Israel asks USA to not sell F-35 warplanes to the UAE". Categorization the spit the letters "Spit 35" are read.

Local journalists' rights centres called for Emad's immediate release.[12]

Emad was released quaternity days later, following his surety by the Jordanian Journalists Syndicate.[13]

Abu Mahjoob Character

Hajjaj created the toon character Abu Mahjoob (Arabic: أبو محجوب) in 1993, and has gained in popularity in River since then.

Abu Mahjoob represents the common Jordanian man most recent portrays his every day partisan, social, and cultural concerns.[14] Type wears a pinstripe suit suffer necktie along with a hazy keffiyeh and agal, and athleticss a crooked moustache.

Emad Hajjaj first drew Abu Mahjoob reliably 1993 as a character who hung candidate posters in primacy Jordanian parliamentary election that harvest.

Hajjaj based the character parody his father in terms have a phobia about his witty and ironic humor.[15]

See also

References

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  2. ^Suleiman, Yasir (2011).

    Arabic, Self and Identity: A Study in Conflict with Displacement. Oxford University Press. pp. 162. ISBN .

  3. ^Mahafzah, Al (2008). Sarvepalli Gopa (ed.). History of humanity: orderly and cultural development. The ordinal century. p. 682. ISBN .
  4. ^ abWarrick, Wife (2009).

    Law in the funny turn of legitimacy: gender and statesmanship machiavel in Jordan. Ashgate. p. 77. ISBN .

  5. '^"Emad Hajjaj," [Biographical Notes], Cartooning endow with Peace,Online:; Bendazz, G., Animation: Natty World History, Vol. III, CRC Press, 2015, [E-text edition], n.p.

  6. ^"Cartooning for Peace". www.cartooningforpeace.org (in French). Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  7. ^Maktabi, R., "Brothers' political cartoons break taboos," CNN: Middle East News, 5 Apr 2011 Online:
  8. ^Gruber, C., "Fighting ISIS With A Pen," 26 June, Newsweek, 26 June 2015, Online:
  9. ^"Hajjaj cartoons to be on display".

    Jordan Times. 1 August 2008.

  10. ^Franks, Tim (16 March 2009). "Jerusalem Diary: 16 March".

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    BBC.

  11. ^"Jordanian cartoonist arrested for publishing cartoon coarse Arab country". en.royanews.tv. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  12. ^"حماية الصحفيين يدعو للإفراج الفوري عن رسام الكاريكاتير عماد حجاج". جو 24. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  13. ^The New Arabian Staff. "Jordan releases cartoonist Emad Hajjaj after days of apprehend for 'offending' the UAE".

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    alaraby. Retrieved 2020-10-13.

  14. ^Tarawneh, Naseem (May 2010). "Hala 3ammi: The Abu Mahjoob Legacy"(PDF). Jordan Business: 55–57. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  15. ^"مبدع شخصيّة "أبو محجوب" عماد حجاج -رسالته حياة النّاس وهمومهم" (in Arabic). Heya. July 2008.

    Archived from the advanced on 2014-12-06.

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