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Cartooning for Peace:

a unique exhibition at the

Palais des Nations

i
BaJiaaeldiri R.YALBOKHARI (Palestine)

tion came from Plantu, wliose a thought or a message. They
caitooi'is are publisl'ied in the have a ruiique ability to trans-
enough to host a well-laiown French newspaper cend language ban'iers, becau-
unique exhibition of eigliteen Le Monde. However, witliout se eacli of us as individuals
world-famous cartoonists. ran- the efforts of the Depaitinent of ii'iteiprets tliese iinages accor-
ging from Plantu (France) Public Infoimation and Ms diiig to our own way of life,
Ranan Lurie (USAI. Patrick Heuze, tis exhibition would value system, traditions and
Chappatte (Switzerland), Ali never have seen the liglit of beliefs. However, wlffle images
Dilem (Algeria), Hassan day. may be as strong as words, or
Karimzadeh (Irani Michel even stronger, they are not an
Kichka (Israell Stavro The exl'ffbition was first laun- altei'native to consh'iictive dia-
a
(Lebanon), Mikhail Zlatkovsky clied at the United Nations logue.
(Russia) and many others. Headquarters in New York last
year. Cartoons are key tools This exhibition is traveling to
Kofi Annan, former UN used by the press to coiniruuii- Paris and Bi'ussels over the
Secretary-General, was a great cate iinpoitant messages. Not coining montlis, so if you inis-
fan of political caiicatures, and only do these works of art sed the cliance to see it iii
Ms Mai'ie Heuze, Director of represent a political situation at Geneva, perhaps you can see it
the United Nations Infon'nation a certain time, they also embo- there.
Service iii Geneva, introduced dy histoiy-our liistoiy.
him to tlie fainous French car-
toonist Plantu maiiy years ago. Pictures-and among tliem
From there, tlie idea of caitoo- cartooiis-speak louder than
nists collaborating to spread the words. They do not need to be
message of peace was born. translated from one language to
The inspiration for the exhibi- another to successfully convey
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