EGYPT
 Grimace
collection in Cairo
Cairo, Egypt, October 4, 2002 -
The French Cultural Center in Cairo organized an exhibition for
Egyptian cartoonist Tamer Youssef titled "Caricatures
Politique" (Political Caricatures). The show is open from September
10 till mid October. The exhibit is a collection of the cartoonist's
best caricatures of personalities in the news during 2002. Among
them GeorgeW.Bush, Saddam Hussein, Arafat, Sharon, and others. When
the exhibition is over in Cairo, it will move on to Alexandria.
 A
"No Comment" e-mail from Egypt
Cairo, Egypt, September 15, 2002 - Remembering our magazine's "No Comment" feature that occasionally
showcased very similar cartoons from around the world, our Egyptian
editor, Effat sent in these pictures on the right - without a comment.
The first picture shows a thousands of years old relief of the Egyptian
God of Humor. Next to it is the logo of the famed and now defunct
Montreal International Salon of Cartoons, which, for twenty-five years,
was one of the most prestigous cartoon art festivals in the world.
Robert LaPalme,
director of the salon never denied the inspiration and fashioning
the logo after the ancient imagery.
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