Thursday, November 20, 2014

New Egypt comic artists push limits of expression

This Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014 photo shows the cover of the comic magazine Tuk Tuk in Cairo. Cartoons and political satire go back more than 100 years in Egypt, and are a staple in newspapers that have often lampooned social mores and officials in public office. But a new generation of young comic artists is finding alternative space to express what is often a hard sell in mainstream media. Building on the region’s spirit of rebellion over the past four years, they are experimenting with new styles and new, subversive looks at Egypt’s realities. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) CAIRO (AP) — A new feminist comic book, the Jewelry Box, has emerged in Egypt, the latest addition in a blossoming scene of alternative comics, as artists seek freer outlets of expression in a country where independent voices are finding it harder to speak.








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