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American cartoonist
Khalil Bendib
Khalil Bendib (born
Paris ,
France ) is an
Algerian American
fine artist and
political cartoonist .
[1] Born during the
Algerian revolution , Bendib spent 3 years in
Morocco before returning to Algeria aged 6. After receiving his bachelor's degree in Algiers, he left
Algeria at the age of 20. He currently resides in
Berkeley, California .
Bendib became a professional political cartoonist and
sculptor /
ceramicist after earning his master's degree at the
University of Southern California in 1982. His early political cartoons were published in the USC
Daily Trojan newspaper.
[2]
In 1995, Bendib resigned a position he had held working for
Gannett Newspapers (based at the
San Bernardino Sun ).
Largely utilizing the internet, Bendib now distributes his
political cartoons independently to alternative media outlets outside of the corporate mainstream media. By August 2007, when his first book, Mission Accomplished: Wicked Cartoons by America's Most Wanted Political Cartoonist, was published,
[3]
[4]
[5]
His work has been featured by the
Institute for Policy Studies
[6] on its web site.
In addition to his work as a cartoonist, Bendib also co-hosts a weekly one-hour radio program called
Voices of the Middle East and North Africa on
Pacifica Radio station
KPFA (94.1 FM), in Berkeley, California.
[7] He also continues to exhibit his sculptures and ceramics.
[8]
[1]
In 2008, Bendib ran a spoof campaign for
President of the United States , claiming to be the first Muslim-American candidate.
[9] However,
Randall A. Venson , an actual candidate, preceded him in 2000.
[10]
[11]
Bibliography
Mission Accomplished: Wicked Cartoons by America's Most Wanted Political Cartoonist, Olive Branch Press/
Interlink Books , 2007
Verax: The True History of Whistleblowers, Drone Warfare, and Mass Surveillance: A Graphic Novel, (with
Pratap Chatterjee ) Metropolitan Books, 2017
It Became Necessary to Destroy the Planet in Order to Save It!: Truly Subversive Editorial Cartoons,
Plan 9 Publishing , 2003
References
^ Oweis, Fayeq (2008).
Encyclopedia of Arab American Artists . ABC-CLIO. pp. 56–60.
ISBN
978-0-313-33730-7 .
^
"California Chronicle: Memorial Dedicated to Slain Activist Alex Odeh" .
^ Kam Williams,
"Satirical cartoonist Bendib a madman on a 'Mission'" ,
Bay State Banner , August 30, 2007
^ Julianne Ong Hing,
"'America's most wanted'" cartoonist ,
ColorLines , January 1, 2008
^
"Mission Accomplished: Wicked Cartoons by America's Most Wanted Political Cartoonist" . Publishers Weekly . July 2007. Retrieved 2019-01-16 .
^
"Khalil Bendib" . Retrieved 2019-01-16 .
^
"Voices of the Middle East and North Africa : KPFA 94.1FM Berkeley" . www.kpfa.org . Archived from
the original on July 7, 2007.
^ Elaine Pasquini, "The Sands of Time": Sculptures and Ceramics of Khalil Bendib",
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs , July 31, 2001
^ Bendib, Khalil (2007-09-10).
"First Muslim American president?" . SFGate. Retrieved 2013-08-17 .
^
"Politics1: Presidency 2000 - the Independent Candidates" . politics1.com . Archived from
the original on May 16, 2008.
^
"Venson, Randall" . OurCampaigns.com . Retrieved 2019-01-16 .
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