TMR 12
COMIX
The bande dessiné or graphic novel is one of the most popular forms of creative expression in the Middle East and North Africa. Here guest editor Aomar Boum (Morocco) curates a superlative issue featuring artists and storytellers who convey a wealth of 21st-century narratives.
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- Editorial
Why COMIX? An Emerging Medium of Writing the Middle East and North Africa
TMR’s guest editor Aomar Boum admires the growing movement of political cartooning in North Africa and the Middle East.
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- CENTERPIECE
Rebellion Resurrected: The Will of Youth Against History
The Lebanese cartoonist and BD historian George “Jad” Khoury gives an in-depth overview of contemporary comix across the Arab world.
August 15, 2021 • By George Jad Khoury- TMR 12
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Women Comic Artists, from Afghanistan to Morocco
Anthropologist and comix author Sherine Hamdy provides a brief overview of new and recent Arab & Middle Eastern women’s political cartooning.
August 15, 2021 • By Sherine HamdyMORE FROM THIS ISSUE
Migration and Mentorship: the Case of Abdelaziz Mouride
Aomar Boum, guest editor of TMR’s COMIX issue, heralds the work of master cartoonist Abdelaziz Mouride in mentoring a new generation of Moroccan artists.
15 AUGUST, 2021 • BY JENNY WHITE
Beginnings, the Life & Times of “Slim” aka Menouar Merabtene
Algeria’s leading cartoonist reminisces on his start in bandes dessinées in Algeria, Poland and France.
15 AUGUST, 2021 • BY SHERINE HAMDY
Obdurate Moroccan Memories: Abdelkrim’s Afterlife in a Graphic Novel
Brahim El Guabli writes about the Amazigh leader and resistance fighter Abdelkarim who inspired great Moroccan graphic novels.
15 AUGUST, 2021 • BY BRAHIM EL GUABLI
Puigaudeau & Sénones: a Graphic Novel on Mauritania Circa 1933
Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik describes the journey of the queer French couple across Mauritania that will be the basis for a new graphic novel.
15 AUGUST, 2021 • BY AMBER SACKETT
An Anthropologist Tells of 1970s Upheaval in “Turkish Kaleidoscope”
Novelist and university professor Jenny White creates a graphic novel on 1970s Turkey with illustrator Ergün Gündüz.
15 AUGUST, 2021 • BY JENNY WHITE
Libya’s Exiled Satirist, Hasan “Alsatoor” Dhaimish
During the long Gaddafi years, Libya produced many exiles, among them the satirical cartoonist and illustrator Hasan “Alsatoor” Dhaimish.
15 AUGUST, 2021 • BY
French Colonialism in Algeria and Ferrandez’s “Carnets d’Orient”
Amber Sackett analyzes the popular French cartoonist Jacques Ferrandez’s series depicting colonial Algeria under the French.
15 AUGUST, 2021 • BY JESSICA PROETT
The Excellent Journey of Algerian Cartoonist Nadjib Berber
For 20 years, Algeria was the preeminent country of comics in the Maghreb and Middle East. Nadjib Berber shares some of his story.
15 AUGUST, 2021 • BY MARYAM ZAR