Doaa el-Adl

Doaa el-Adl

Doaa el-Adl (Arabic: دعاء العدل; born 6 February 1979 in Damietta)[1] is an Egyptian cartoonist. She was named one of the 100 most "inspirational and influential women" in the 2016 BBC 100 Women initiative.[2]

Work

Doaa el-Adl draws cartoons about controversial subjects like child brides and female genital mutilation.[3][4]

Doaa worked as a cartoonist for the Egyptian newspaper Al-Dustour, the magazine Rose al-Yūsuf, Sabah El Kheir magazine, and the magazines Qatr El Nada, Alaa-El Din, and Bassem. Her cartoons now appear in the newspaper Al Masry Al Youm (Egypt Today).[5]

Awards

  • Award of Journalistic Distinction in Caricature (2009)[5]

References

  1. ↑ "في عيد ميلادها.. 15 معلومة عن الرسامة دعاء العدل". e3lam (in Arabic). 6 February 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "13 Arab women are in BBC's '100 Women 2016', get to know them". Step Feed. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Satirical cartoonists who dare speak truth to Africa's power; from Gado, 'Z', Papo, Doaa El Adl, Tayo, Zapiro..." 15 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "North African cartoonists fight back against male guardianship". 30 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Egyptian Cartoonist Doaa El Adl on Critizing Genital Mutilation and Politicians - Sampsonia Way Magazine". Retrieved 24 December 2016.