Khalid Albaih

Khalid Albaih
خالد ود البيه
Khalid Albaih; خالد ود البيه
Born	April 22, 1980 (age 45); Bucharest, Romania
Nationality	Sudan
Known for	Political cartoon
Awards	;
Website	Khartoon! by KhalidAlbaih

Khalid Albaih or Khalid Wad Albaih (Template:Lang-ar; born 22 April 1980) is a Sudanese political cartoonist and freelance journalist, who is based in Doha, Qatar. He has published his social and political caricatures and articles in Arab and international media, and his cartoons have been exhibited internationally.

Life and career

Apart from his written or graphic social and political commentary in newspapers or magazines like Al Jazeera, The Guardian or The Atlantic, Albaih publishes his cartoons on his social media pages under the name “Khartoon!,” a word play on cartoon and Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.

His cartoons have been exhibited in group and individual exhibitions in Gulf countries, Europe, or the United States. Creative Court curated a selection of African cartoons that reflect on the International Criminal Court.

Style

Sudanese revolution of 2018/19 Albaih wrote in Aljazeera: ^[1]

Coming from Sudan, a country that is both located in Africa and part of the Middle East, I carry the baggage of one of the most “complicated” areas in the world. That’s according to the western narrative – as if the west were not one of the main complicating factors in the region.^[2]