Cartooning Syria

Syrian political cartoons were for a long time a contradiction in terms, because freedom of expression in Syria has been controlled by the Ba'ath Party since the coup d'état in 1963. For Syrian cartoonists freedom of expression is possible only in exile. Almost all cartoonists have had to flee Syria, like so many of their compatriots. In this book you will find some cartoons with Assad, but also with other enemies of freedom of expression in Syria. Cartoons speak a universal language and for most cartoons a translation isn't necessary.