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