Iran: Anti IS cartoon contest attracts 300 entries, jabs the West too
An Iranian woman walks past cartoons displayed during an exhibition as part of the anti-IS cartoon contest at Arasbaran gallery in Tehran. (AFP Photo)/ Caricatures of Arab and Western leaders appeared beside those of top jihadists at an Iranian cartoon contest on Islamic State group crimes that drew entries from artists around the world. Political cartoons have a long tradition in Iran despite many restrictions in the staunchly conservative Islamic republic on taboo subjects such as the supreme leader, the clergy and military. The ...
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