“TALAL NAYER” PORTRAIT…
BEN HEINE-BELGIUM
WILLEM RASING-NETHERLANDS
ISMAIL DOGAN-BELGIUM
Kenan SÝNANOÐLU
A n n a – A n n e . . .
Anna NETREBKO
Geçen Eylül ayýnda
Anne olmuþtur . . .
– Kutlu olsun Anna’nýn da Anneler Günü –
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Anne olunca dünya
Çocuðun balonunda
Elde bir naylon sicim
Anne hep uçurtmada
Çocuk büyüdü mü güneþ
Hep annenin gözlerinde
Elde bir eski þemsiye
Çocuk hep izlenmede
Sus düþer senelere
Çocuk hep ayný çocuk
Sonsuza dek korunmalýk
Annenin fedakâr yüreðinde…
Ayten Suvak
ASlolan ASktýr
DR. TANER ÖZEK-TURKEY
The 9th Tehran International Cartoon Biennial
organizing committee invites cartoonists
from all over the World to participate in this contest.
Regulation:
1-The contest is open to all cartoonists.
2- The contest will be in four categories:
A) Cartoon (Two Sections)
Theme: 1. Fear
2. Free
B) Comic strip, theme: Free
C) Caricature, theme: Political portraits
and Free
3) THE PRIZES:
Grand Prize: 8000$, Trophy and Honorable Mention
(The main cartoon theme)
Firs Prize: 2000$, Trophy and Honorable Mention
Second Prize: 1500$, Trophy and Honorable Mention
Third Prize: 1000$, Trophy and Honorable Mention
The first to Third Prize will be awarded separately for
each section of the contest.
http://www.irancartoon.com
Africa, My Africa
By Ola Joseph Kolawole
Back in the years of the b.c.
When I was but a spirit in the heavenlies
Spying over the happenings on this miraculous planet,
I majored on the study of continents…
I had special interest in this spectacular one
Traced back to Cush, a man of colour
Blessed by Eledua – the Creator of creation
Obviously vast, leading her equals
Her land expanded by the hours –
They called it Ethiopia and the Egyptian empire
She was first in making wonderful inventions
And not lagging behind in linguistics and education
Her map became a riddle for the WISE:
Looking at the map from the west,
I see a gun.
Firing out intellects and academics
Imparting the whole wide world with wisdom.
Looking from the east,
I see a big foot,
Walking around the world
Preaching her precious cultural heritages
Looking from the north,
I see a big Yam,
Everybody comes to take a bite
>From this yam that gives a taste of divinity
Looking from the south,
I see a big steady rock
Many come to it for shelter –
Others, to mine from her treasurable resources.
Now, here is the riddle for the WISE –
Shall we pull the trigger of the gun with our foot…
And fire out a bullet of yam to the rock…
Selah!
