Maziar Bijani (born 1973) is an Iranian cartoonist who publishes in newspapers such as ''
Kayhan
''Kayhan'' () is a Persian-language newspaper published in Tehran, Iran. It is considered "the most conservative and hard-line Iranian newspaper." Hossein Shariatmadari is the editor-in-chief of ''Kayhan''. According to the report of the ' ...
''. He is known for his bitter criticism of
reformers
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and pro-Western
capitalists
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. Before becoming a cartoonist, he studied politics. Bijani's work has been featured in various websites promoting Palestinian resistance to the Israeli occupation. He has been accused of anti-semitism.
Work
On September 26, 2008, Iran released a satirical book of cartoons on the Holocaust illustrated by Bizhani. The book's release was celebrated as part of Iran's
Quds Day
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. In August 2010, the website ''
Holocartoons'' was launched. The website contains illustrations from the book.
See also
*
Holocartoons
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Israel and apartheid
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References
External links
holocartoons.com
Iranian editorial cartoonists
Iranian anti-Zionists
1973 births
Living people
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Iranian Holocaust deniers