Go, Read: Naji S. Al-Ali Profiled This profile of the great Palestinian cartoonist Naji S. Al-Ali may be a bit dry in parts, but a knowledge of his career is really vital for understanding the history of modern editorial cartooning, as well as any beginning grasp at the role of cartooning in the Middle East. Therefore any chance I have to send you to a piece on his life and times, I'll take. Al-Ali was a powerful cartoonist who was killed for his art. I think he was also one of the better cartoonists of all time when it came to using recurring characters in an editorial cartoon setting.
