Examples Why The Ali Ferzat Story Was Really, Really Important

A couple of passing mentions of Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat in the last week of news story about the horrendous, Miyazaki-giant-creature-in-decay heave and collapse of that country's basic civilities underline how important that story was in terms of the world understanding that particular tragedy through a clearly-defined point of reference. This Guardian article places the assault on the editorial cartoonist and gallery owner in the context of the country's vicious treatment of journalists more generally, which I think is a fine way of understanding what happened there. An article in Arab News employs the story to stronger effect: as a slam-dunk example of Syria's internal decay and inability to even have a conversation about matters that put some of its citizens in opposition to the current regime.

This supportive Facebook page remains mostly active; the official Ferzat site mostly not.
 
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