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alphafemale

(18,497 posts) Sun Jan 11, 2015, 12:02 PM Jan 2015

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This toon from an Arab newspaper is pretty awesome.

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This toon from an Arab newspaper is pretty awesome. (Original Post) alphafemale Jan 2015 OP

knr Douglas Carpenter Jan 2015 #1

Anybody know what the words say? tblue Jan 2015 #2

I'd love to know that as well. nt alphafemale Jan 2015 #4

Translation: “This is how we get revenge on the cartoonists’ killer” Cerridwen Jan 2015 #5

Thank you for that Cerridwen. NYC_SKP Jan 2015 #6

My rendering is "thus vengeance on the killer of the artist 'Sharlii Hibdo'" Recursion Jan 2015 #11

Great cartoon Gothmog Jan 2015 #3

LOVE this! One of the best I've seen! calimary Jan 2015 #7

It's easy to "get the picture" Duval Jan 2015 #8

Nice blackspade Jan 2015 #9

The cartoonists of the world have all responded magnificently... ms liberty Jan 2015 #10

Does anyone know WHICH Arabic newspaper printed this cartoon, the artist's name, etc.? Silver Gaia Jan 2015 #12

Post 5 above might get you started. nt alphafemale Jan 2015 #13

Thank you! Silver Gaia Jan 2015 #14

Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts)

1. knr

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Sun Jan 11, 2015, 12:03 PM

Jan 2015

tblue

(16,350 posts)

2. Anybody know what the words say?

Reply to alphafemale (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2015, 12:12 PM

Jan 2015

I love the pic!

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)

4. I'd love to know that as well. nt

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Sun Jan 11, 2015, 12:23 PM

Jan 2015

Cerridwen

(13,260 posts)

5. Translation: “This is how we get revenge on the cartoonists’ killer”

Reply to tblue (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 11, 2015, 12:29 PM

Jan 2015

From this link of various 'toons with translations: http://www.inquisitr.com/1741068/arab-newspapers-react-to-charlie-hebdo-attacks-with-cartoons-of-their-own/

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

6. Thank you for that Cerridwen.

Reply to Cerridwen (Reply #5)

Sun Jan 11, 2015, 12:32 PM

Jan 2015

Information >>> understand >>> harmony and peace.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

11. My rendering is "thus vengeance on the killer of the artist 'Sharlii Hibdo'"

Reply to tblue (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 08:09 AM

Jan 2015

(Arabic lacks a "ch" sound and an "e" sound.)

EDIT: "on" is probably a better idiomatic English translation of "min" there

Gothmog

(145,619 posts)

3. Great cartoon

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Sun Jan 11, 2015, 12:21 PM

Jan 2015

calimary

(81,511 posts)

7. LOVE this! One of the best I've seen!

Reply to alphafemale (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2015, 12:48 PM

Jan 2015

The article from which this is taken has the translations, too. LOVE it!!!!

Thanks for posting this, alphafemale!

Duval

(4,280 posts)

8. It's easy to "get the picture"

Reply to alphafemale (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2015, 02:43 PM

Jan 2015

in this cartoon. Thanks alphafemale.

blackspade

(10,056 posts)

9. Nice

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Sun Jan 11, 2015, 03:05 PM

Jan 2015

ms liberty

(8,600 posts)

10. The cartoonists of the world have all responded magnificently...

Reply to alphafemale (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 08:02 AM

Jan 2015

This one is great. Thanks for posting it, alphafemale!

Silver Gaia

(4,546 posts)

12. Does anyone know WHICH Arabic newspaper printed this cartoon, the artist's name, etc.?

Reply to alphafemale (Original post)

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 09:35 AM

Jan 2015

I would like to use this for something, but I will need to be able to cite and reference it if I do. Thanks!

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)

13. Post 5 above might get you started. nt

Reply to Silver Gaia (Reply #12)

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 06:54 PM

Jan 2015

Silver Gaia

(4,546 posts)

14. Thank you!

Reply to alphafemale (Reply #13)

Tue Jan 13, 2015, 08:28 AM

Jan 2015

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