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Khalid Albaih
خالد ود البيه
Born (1980-04-22) April 22, 1980 (age 45)
Bucharest, Romania
NationalitySudan
Known forPolitical cartoon
Awards
WebsiteKhartoon! by KhalidAlbaih

Khalid Albaih or Khalid Wad Albaih (Template:Lang-ar; born 22 April 1980) is a Sudanese political cartoonist, civil rights activist and freelance journalist, who is based in Doha, Qatar. He has published his social and political caricatures and articles mainly in Arab and international online media, but his graphic art has also been publically exhibited internationally.[1]

Life and artistic 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.

In September 2016, when he was a human rights fellow teaching at Colby College in Maine, United States, Albaih created a cartoon of American football player and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick, kneeling with his Afro hairstyle in the shape of a black fist, that quickly went viral. With this, Albaih wanted to evoke the historic images of other African-American athletes who took a firm position on civil liberties.[2] Also in 2016, Albaih and ten other visual artists from the Middle East took a road trip across parts of the United States, exploring and commenting on US civil rights and relations with the citizens of other countries.[3]

In 2019, Albaih in cooperation with the German Cultural Centre in Khartoum, co-edited an illustrated book, called Sudan Retold. This art book presents artistic renderings of the history of the Sudan by 30 different Sudanese artists, including graphic stories about Sudan's colonial history, cartoons about the country's diverse languages or changing ideals of feminine beauty in Sudan.[4][5]

Albaih's cartoons have been publically exhibited in group and individual exhibitions in Gulf countries, Europe, or the United States. In 2019, he was awarded the Freedom Artists Residency by Artists at Risk Connection (ARC)[6] in New York City.[7][8][9]

Activism for civil rights and freelance journalism

As activist for universal civil rights, Albaih not only comments on political events in his home country Sudan, but also has published cartoons and given talks about other current events, like the popular uprisings known as the Arab Spring or the fate of refugees of the Syrian Civil War, exemplified in his cartoon on the death of Alan Kurdi.[10]

On Al Jazeera online from Qatar[11] Albaih made a personal statement about the continuing dangers of a counter-revolution against the Sudanese revolution of 2018/19, as he wrote "that replacing old dictators with younger ones will not solve the region's problems."[12]

In the British newspaper The Guardian, he declared: "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.[13]

Stressing the importance of Sudanese citizens living abroad, he was quoted in Harper's Bazaar Arabia: "This is a very important time for the Sudanese diaspora to stand up for those fighting for freedom and hope back home. Now is the time for the international community to amplify the voices of those fighting for their freedom on the ground.”[14]

Major exhibitions and awards

References

  1. ^ Kushkush, Isma’il (2013-06-07). "Cartoonist's Pen Leaves Mark Across Arab World". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  2. ^ CNN, Dakin Andone. "The story behind the viral Colin Kaepernick cartoon". CNN. Retrieved 2020-09-22. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Gormley, Jess; Silverstone, Tom; Culturunners, and; theguardian.com (2016-07-11). "Sudanese artist on US road trip: 'The story of civil rights is unfinished' – video". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  4. ^ Savvy Contemporary. "Sudan Retold". S A V V Y Contemporary. Retrieved 2020-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Albaih, Khalid and Fuhrmann, Larissa-Diana (eds.) (Nov 2019). "Sudan Retold". story.goethe.de. Retrieved 2020-09-22. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "ARC – Artists at Risk Connection". artistsatriskconnection.org. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  7. ^ "Sudanese political cartoonist Khalid Albaih is the first recipient of the Freedom artist's residency". www.theartnewspaper.com. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  8. ^ "Pop Up Show by Sudanese Cartoonist Khalid Albaih — ARC". artistsatriskconnection.org. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  9. ^ "How Sudanese Cartoonist Khalid AlBaih Wants To Change The World Through Art". Harper's BAZAAR Arabia. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  10. ^ Albaih, Khalid (2016-11-11). "Troubled Democracy - @KhalidAlbaih". Creative Time Summit DC. Retrieved 2020-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Khalid Albaih". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  12. ^ Albaih, Khalid. "No, it's not over for the Sudanese revolution". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  13. ^ "Jamal Khashoggi's borrowed white privilege made his murder count | Khalid Albaih". the Guardian. 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  14. ^ Rebecca Anne, Proctor (2019-10-14). "How Sudanese Cartoonist Khalid AlBaih Wants To Change The World Through Art". Harper's BAZAAR Arabia. Retrieved 2020-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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