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On the cover of the latest issue of Tok Tok, recurring characters in the alt-comix zine come together to wish each other a Happy Valentine's Day. Tok Tok was founded by collective of Egyptian millennial cartoonists two weeks before the January 2011 Egypti

How a 'millennial Mad Magazine' thrives in a tightening Egypt

February 9, 2015
Global Politics

Imagine if Robert Crumb and Art Spiegelman were asked to draw a Disney comic. Well, that's how some people describe Cairo's cutting-edge alt-zine TokTok, a millennial triumph which is prospering despite Egypt's increasingly repressive politics.

How a 'millennial Mad Magazine' thrives in a tightening Egypt
In February, 2014, following two weeks of terror attacks in Egypt, including massive car bombs, Anwar drew this cartoon with blood flowing out of a cracked television screen to illustrate the deadly news being delivered in every broadcast. The homeowner i

Two cartoonists in Egypt push the boundaries of what's acceptable and find a ready audience

May 15, 2014
Arts, Culture & Media
Two cartoonists in Egypt push the boundaries of what's acceptable and find a ready audience

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