A Pen of Damascus Steel: The Political Cartoons of an Arab Master
by: Farzat, Ali

Softcover. Seattle, Cune Press, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 240 pages, b&w cartoons throughout. Ali Farzat is the dean of Arab political cartoonists. His caricatures do not spare wealth, influence, or power. They give hope to the disenfranchised, the poor, and the hungry. Farzat is an authentic Arab voice who nevertheless does not hesitate to buck the tide of majority opinion. (He has consistently disparaged Saddam Hussein, for example, and lauds the US for adopting his position that Saddam must go.) Farzat's work is a ringing cry for justice that cuts across all cultures. Clean copy.