May 22, 2013
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Ali Farzat is a renowned Syrian political cartoonist. He has published more than 15,000 caricatures between Syrian, Arab and international newspapers. He serves as the head of the Arab Cartoonists' Association. In 2011 he received Sakharov Prize for peace. Farzat was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2012.
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![Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat beaten by gunmen as deadly crackdown continues in Homs [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-311000/311711/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=f99342fc751ab49f0337224dd713c5ba)
![Seven killed and hundreds arrested as Syrian crackdown continues [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-311000/311720/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=7cc696ea7aa50eb73dea362bc89e1890)
![Profile: Syrian cartoonist Ali Ferzat [Future TV, Lebanon]](/images/image_cache/base-311000/311664/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=03a18556858e9606fb21cf88586fe448)