Hajjaj Watch: Can you tell the difference between these two cartoons?
Brillain cartoon by Imad Hajjaj today.
It’s elections time in Jordan and the “Tribes of Civil Society” are making their appearance. Hajjaj’s cartoon is a commentary on the absence of real political forces from the scene and the domination of the tribal voice.
(For English speakers: the four candidates have made-up Jordanian tribal names that reveal their political direction: Marxist/Leftist, Arab Nationalist, Islamist and a Business/Vote buying candidate).
But, I just noticed a strange difference between two versions of this cartoon today. The first one comes from Hajjaj’s site, the second one was published in Al-Ghad...
Can you tell the difference?
What is going on here?
October 24th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
The second from left, most probably the script was censored on print yet it’s legal to be published online or at least less harassing to be published online.
October 24th, 2007 at 7:44 pm
Wallahi, the way things are, I fear for the safety of our amazingly talented voice of the people Imad Hajjaj
It’s no longer a joke to mention anything that remotely criticize Islamists. Not to generalize, but anyone who is not with them is against them, Kafir and Jahil.
I think the editorial staff decided not to get in a confrontation right now, since the Image above resembles Hasan Al Banna a lot and that might be a major No-no
October 24th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
why would alghad change the Islamist guy? Oh and in cartoon one he looks like King Mohamad of Morocco… Right?
October 24th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
The second cartoon has omitted the reference to Hassan Banna, the Egyptian founder of the Islamic Brotherhood Movement and replaced it with an anonymous charcater. I guess it is the editorial policy not to provoke the IAF and I agree with that, this time!
October 24th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
a good observation, aside form the mockery tone and words, the figure changed, i think in the first one it is Hassan El bana while i could not recognize the person, or relate to him.
Thats something !!
October 24th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
I think because it was mainly calling all non-muslims kuffar? and alghad does not want to get into trouble, since they already are. and everyone wants to find the slightest issue to make them shut down?
October 24th, 2007 at 11:58 pm
and that guy is disturbing, in alghad’s edition
October 25th, 2007 at 12:32 am
dear God…
lol@moey! he kinda looks like an evil santa
October 25th, 2007 at 1:03 am
The Marxist references Karl Marx,
the nationalist ba’athist represents Saddam???
and you guys knew who the Islamist represents (Hasan Al-Banna),
but who is the last one?
October 25th, 2007 at 3:38 am
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October 25th, 2007 at 9:05 am
yea i didnt see th Ghad one … i failed to know that the guy is the Mahjoob.com cartoon is Al-banna … but he put Saddam and Marx … so i dont think they should be offended … i dont know why they did this … but the second face doesnt seem to be done by Hajjaj … i dont think its his style
October 25th, 2007 at 9:38 am
well if u can’t tell the difference, you’re definitely blind.
October 25th, 2007 at 10:01 am
I think the whole idea that was censored is the fact that Islam has always been a tribal/ political movement more than a spiritual device. “Your candidate in Jahilyyah and candidate in Islam” not only applies to Islamic candidates who promotes themselves as both Allah’s candidates AND the tribe candidates, but it also may be referring to Quraish itself.
For details see “Quraish: From the tribe to the Central state”
Batir,
As a self-proclaimed liberal, fighting censorship of any kind should be among your priorities, and budging under the pressure of regressive forces, and applying self-censorship to satisfy some groups is reprehensible.
A few steps ahead you would, for example, be lobbying to stop crticism of the American occupation of Iraq so that we don’t provoke Jordanian contractors/candidates who benefited from it.