Sara Qaed (; born 1990) is a Bahraini political cartoonist. She was awarded the
Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought
The Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought (; ) is a prestigious prize awarded in Germany which recognises independent, forward-thinking, individuals or organisations who have contributed to democracy and freedom of speech in the Arab world.
...
in 2019.
Early life
Qaed was born in Bahrain in 1990.
She studied interior design and fine arts at the Faculty of Arts, Sciences and Education in Bahrain.
Career
Quad began publishing cartoons in 2009. Her political caricatures focus on the oppression of women, refugees, religious violence, corruption, power and war.
In 2010, she worked as a cartoonist for a local weekly newspaper and also worked illustrating children's stories for ''Anas Magazine''.
Between 2012 and 2014 she taught art at the School of International Dialogue.
Qaed moved to Europe and ran a work space in
Berlin
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.
She currently lives in
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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, England.
In 2021, Qaed collaborated with the worldwide Universal Basic Income Lab Network to create a series of four illustrations for a project called Freeing Your Feet.
She was also one of the artists in residence with HelixArts.
Her works have exhibited at the
Bahrain National Museum
The Bahrain National Museum () is the largest and oldest public museum in Bahrain. It is situated in Manama, adjacent to the National Theatre of Bahrain. Opened on 15 December 1988 by the Emir of Bahrain Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the $30 mil ...
;
at the Al-Riwaq Gallery in Bahrain;
in
Gaza, Palestine;
at the Stripdagen Harleem Festival in the Netherlands;
and at the Arab Caricature Festival at the Cultuurhuis de Warrande in Belgium.
She has been featured in the ''
Huffington Post
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'' and in the London-based ''
Al-Araby Al-Jadeed
''The New Arab'' or ''Al-Araby Al-Jadeed'' () is a London-based pan-Arab news outlet owned by Qatari company Fadaat Media. It launched an Arabic-language website in March 2014 and an Arabic language daily newspaper in September 2014. The Engl ...
'' newspaper.
Awards
In 2019, Qaed was awarded the IIbn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought.
References
1990 births
Bahraini artists
Living people
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