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Local journalists' rights centres called for Emad's immediate release.<ref>{{Cite web|title=حماية الصحفيين يدعو للإفراج الفوري عن رسام الكاريكاتير عماد حجاج|url=http://www.jo24.net/post.php?id=373764|access-date=2020-08-27|website=جو 24}}</ref> | Local journalists' rights centres called for Emad's immediate release.<ref>{{Cite web|title=حماية الصحفيين يدعو للإفراج الفوري عن رسام الكاريكاتير عماد حجاج|url=http://www.jo24.net/post.php?id=373764|access-date=2020-08-27|website=جو 24}}</ref> | ||
Emad was released four days later, following his bail by the [[Jordanian Journalists Syndicate]].<ref>{{Cite web| | Emad was released four days later, following his bail by the [[Jordanian Journalists Syndicate]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=The New Arab Staff|title=Jordan releases cartoonist Emad Hajjaj after days of arrest for 'offending' the UAE|url=https://english.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2020/8/30/jordan-releases-cartoonist-emad-hajjaj|access-date=2020-10-13|website=alaraby|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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Emad Hajjaj (Template:Langx) is a Palestinian-Jordanian editorial cartoonist.[1][2][3] He is best known for his work in Al Ra'i and the Jordan Times daily newspapers.[4]
Early life
Emad was born in Jordan's West Bank in 1967.[5] He received his art education at Yarmouk University graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1991 after majoring in graphic design and with a minor in journalism.[6]
Career
Emad is the brother of Osama Hajjaj who is also a cartoonist and political caricaturist.[7] The brothers are actually aware of the challenges involved in publishing political cartoons in strife-torn Middle East. Both have been victims of intimidation and have received death threats on account of their satirical work, especially for cartoons directed at ISIS.[8]
During the Pan Arab games held in Amman, Emad published a cartoon which pointed out the irony that a nation could be proud when it allowed honor killings to continue.[4] In 2008, an exhibition of his work, featuring 100 drawings was held at the city hall of Ra's al-'Ayn,[9] and he was a contributor to the Lighting Lamps exhibition which was sponsored by the British Council.[10]
Arrest
On 26 August 2020, Emad was arrested in Jordan under the cybercrime law after publishing a caricature criticising the Israel–United Arab Emirates peace agreement.[11] The drawing depicted a UAE political leader, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, holding a white peace dove on which is painted the Israeli flag. The crown prince is visibly upset at the pigeon for spitting on his face. The caption on top reads: "Israel asks USA to not sell F-35 warplanes to the UAE". On the spit the letters "Spit 35" are read.
Local journalists' rights centres called for Emad's immediate release.[12]
Emad was released four days later, following his bail by the Jordanian Journalists Syndicate.[13]
Abu Mahjoob Character
Hajjaj created the cartoon character Abu Mahjoob (Template:Langx) in 1993, and has gained in popularity in Jordan since then. Abu Mahjoob represents the common Jordanian man and portrays his every day political, social, and cultural concerns.[14] He wears a pinstripe suit and necktie along with a red keffiyeh and agal, and sports a crooked moustache.
Emad Hajjaj first drew Abu Mahjoob in 1993 as a character who hung candidate posters in the Jordanian parliamentary election that year. Hajjaj based the character on his father in terms of his witty and ironic humor.[15]
See also
References
Further reading
- Eisenberg, Laura Zittrain, Neil Caplan Negotiating Arab-Israeli peace: patterns, problems, possibilities Indiana University Press Has five images donated by Hajjaj.
- B'nai B'rith, Anti-Semitic, Anti-Israel Cartoons by Jordan-Based Palestinian Cartoonist. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
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- ↑ "Emad Hajjaj," [Biographical Notes], Cartooning for Peace, Online:; Bendazz, G., Animation: A World History,' Vol. III, CRC Press, 2015, [E-text edition], n.p.
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- ↑ Maktabi, R., "Brothers' political cartoons break taboos," CNN: Middle East News, 5 April 2011 Online:
- ↑ Gruber, C., "Fighting ISIS With A Pen," 26 June, Newsweek, 26 June 2015, Online:
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