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Iran Hosts Cartoon Contest To Mock ISIS
Cartoonists from the around the world have been invited by Iran's House of Cartoon, which is sponsored by the municipality of Tehran, to send in their art work based on the theme "crimes committed by the Islamic State," according to Iran's state-run IRNA news agency.
Mohammad Habibi, the executive secretary of the contest, said 280 works had been selected from 800 submissions, including entries from over 40 countries such as Brazil, Australia and Indonesia.
Mr Habibi told the Tehran Times that some foreign cartoonists were attending the contest, but that they had been forced to travel under pseudonyms due to security concerns.
Anti-#ISIS cartoon exhibition opened in Tehran #Iran, 280 work from 40 countries displayed. https://t.co/WA7RZfxMQZpic.twitter.com/nV9ZVho0eY
— Golnaz Esfandiari (@GEsfandiari) May 24, 2015
Mohammad Habibi, the executive secretary of the contest, said 280 works had been selected from 800 submissions, including entries from over 40 countries such as Brazil, Australia and Indonesia.
Mr Habibi told the Tehran Times that some foreign cartoonists were attending the contest, but that they had been forced to travel under pseudonyms due to security concerns.
Iran holds anti-ISIS cartoon contest (Taking the war to the next level...) pic.twitter.com/oquQtNaSKg
— Negar Mortazavi (@NegarMortazavi) May 26, 2015
Cover image courtesy of Hadi Asaadi.
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