Riham El-Hour
Riham El-Hour | |
|---|---|
ريهام الحر | |
| Born | March 8, 1977 |
| Education | BA in Arabic Literature, Faculty of Letters, Kenitra |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Letters (Kenitra) |
| Known for | Cartooning, political cartoons, women's-rights advocacy |
| Notable work | Named one of BBC's 100 Women (2016); first woman member of the Union of Moroccan Professional Caricaturists; UNESCO Palestine Prize (2000) |
| Style | Satirical political cartoons; caricature |
| Movement | Contemporary cartooning; activist art |
| Awards | UNESCO Palestine Prize (2000); Prizes at Damascus caricature exhibitions (2005–2006); BBC 100 Women (2016) |
Riham El-Hour' (Arabic: ريهام الحر; born March 8, 1977[1]) is a Moroccan cartoonist who was the first woman to join the Union of Moroccan Professional Caricaturists. She uses her cartoons to advocate for women's rights and against male guardianship laws[2] and was named one of the BBC's 100 women of 2016.[3]
Early life and education
She studied Arabic literature at the Faculty of Letters in Kenitra, Morocco. In 2000, she won a competition organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the protection of cultural heritage.[4] She published in the Moroccan newspapers Al Alam, Al Mintaka, the women's press Citadines and Likoli Nissae, and in the Casablanca newspaper Rissalat Al Ouma.[5]
Work
In 2000, El-Hour won UNESCO's Palestine Prize in an international competition. Two years later, she participated in the national days of Moroccan caricature as the first woman caricaturist of Morocco. She received a prize at the caricatures exhibitions in Damascus, Syria in 2005/2006 and in the following year, she represented Morocco at the Santomera exhibition in Spain.[6]
Her first drawings were published in Al Alam, a Moroccan Arabic language newspaper, and in Al Mintaka, a local Kenitra newspaper. She also drew for the women's magazine Citadines. [7] Starting 2006, she worked for different national and international newspapers[8] and from October 2011, she started to work with the Arabic version of Likolli Nissae and later she went to work for Rissalat Al Ouma, a Casablanca newspaper.[7]
References
- ^ "Riham El-Hour choisie parmi les 100 femmes influentes de 2016 par la BBC" (in French). femmesdumaroc.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
- ^ "North African cartoonists fight back against male guardianship". 2016-11-30. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2016: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Caricatures by Riham El Hour - La Nouvelle Tribune" (in French). La Nouvelle Tribune. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ Kaouthar Oudrhiri (2016-11-26). "Reddition des comptes: Driss Jettou publishes his annual report 2016-2017" (in French). Telquel. Retrieved 2018-09-04..
- ^ "自由漫画联盟-FCW.cn-FreeCartoonsWeb". Archived from the original on 2010-12-05. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
- ^ a b "Qui est Riham El Hour, la première caricaturiste marocaine ?". 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ Cartoon, Syria. "syriacartoon family".