Handala 11 رسومات ناجي العلي واميه جحا

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KhalilShqair
May 23, 2008

WHO IS HANDALA?
From approximately 1975 through 1987 Naji Al-Ali created cartoons that depict the complexities of the plight of Palestinian refugees. These cartoons are still relevant today and Handala, the refugee child who is present in every cartoon, remains a potent symbol of the struggle of the Palestinian people for justice and self-determination.

Naji Al-Ali wrote: "The child Handala is my signature, everyone asks me about him wherever I go. I gave birth to this child in the Gulf and I presented him to the people. His name is Handala and he has promised the people that he will remain true to himself. I drew him as a child who is not beautiful; his hair is like the hair of a hedgehog who uses his thorns as a weapon. Handala is not a fat, happy, relaxed, or pampered child. He is barefooted like the refugee camp children, and he is an icon that protects me from making mistakes. Even though he is rough, he smells of amber. His hands are clasped behind his back as a sign of rejection at a time when solutions are presented to us the American way."

Handala was born ten years old, and he will always be ten years old. At that age, I left my homeland, and when he returns, Handala will still be ten, and then he will start growing up. The laws of nature do not apply to him. He is unique. Things will become normal again when the homeland returns.

I presented him to the poor and named him Handala as a symbol of bitterness. At first, he was a Palestinian child, but his consciousness developed to have a national and then a global and human horizon. He is a simple yet tough child, and this is why people adopted him and felt that he represents their consciousness."

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Like Hanzala Najil Ali is truly immortal though his work which speaks volumes about long and difficult struggle of the palestinean people.

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شكرا لمن شارك بهذا العمل الرائع للفنانين العظيمين .. اؤلا حبيبنا الشهيد البطل من تحدا الموت بريشتةالذي كانت رسوماتة اعظم من الف خطاب كذب وخداع المناضل" ناجي العلي" مبرع حنضلة, وعظيمتنا وفخرنا "امية جحا" سلمت يداكم على كل رسمة ريشة بلون علمنا

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thanx thanx thanx

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I will, thank you.

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Please visit handala-com

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