2014   Kanika Mishra (India) & Majda Shaheen (Palestine)

CRNI’s 2014 Award for Courage in Editorial Cartooning was shared by Indian cartoonist Kanika Mishra and Palestinian cartoonist Majda Shaheen. Ms. Mishra and Ms. Shaheen are the first women to win the award.

 
Kanika Mishra was chosen as the co-recipient of our 2014 CIEC award for her courageous work critical of Asaram Bapu, a popular religious leader accused of rape. Kanika refused to keep quiet in the face of death threats against her and her family by the guru’s devotees, continuing her targeting of Asaram and India’s rape culture with more cartoons featuring Karnika Kahen, her “everywoman” cartoon creation. Then her Facebook and email accounts were hacked, with personal information stolen and more threats made if she refused to … [full story]
 
Kanika Mishra on Facebook   Kanika Mishra on Twitter

 
 
 
 

CRNI’s board chose Palestinian Majda Shaheen as the co-recipient of our 2014 CIEC award in response to the repeated threats and public campaign mounted against her due to a cartoon she published on her Facebook page that was seen as critical of Hamas, the political and military entity in control of Gaza, where she resides. The cartoon depicted her view of the relationship between the Head of the Ruling Authority in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, and the Al-Quds brigades, as detailed on ArabCartoon.net.
As she so eloquently stated in her acceptance remarks, which she was unable to travel to America to give in person due to continuing concerns for her safety …   [full story]
Majda Shaheen on Facebook   Majda Shaheen on Twitter   Majda Shaheen on Cartoon Movement