#handala

[chuchayucca]

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The image descriptions were written by @/carstairsbur and Mohammed Haddad, Konstantinos Antonopoulos and Marium Ali.

[feluka]

What a sweet and powerful gesture. It's frustrating when people say "what do you expect them to do? they're entertainers not activists!" look at how simple this gesture of solidarity is and how resonant it is! This is wonderful.

[itachikun]

Handala (حنظلة) is a symbol of Palestinian resistance. He was created in 1969 by political cartoonist Naji al-Ali, critical of Israel as well as Arab regimes.

Handala is 10 years old, the age Naji was when he was forced to leave his home during the 1948 Nakba, and is always seen from his turned back. Today, Handala is still 10 years old. On the day Handala is able to return home, he will then grow up and be seen from the front.

Naji died on August 29, 1987, victim of an assassination. Naji lives on through Handala.

[radicalgraff]

"Gaza we see you"

Giant Handala graffiti spotted by Spring Street bridge in the Los Angeles river

[lamuliz]

Hi making fanart of the genocide is really fucking weird can you stop

Calling it "fanart" is disgusting. This is how an artist protests. I'm using my voice instead of hiding my name and telling those who are trying to make a change that they're "weird". Please look inwards when you say things like this.

Gaza has a very dense artist population, even on the walls of the West Bank, you can see beautiful art done by the resilient people of Palestine (and non-palestinians dedicated to the cause), showcasing their strength and resolve.

"Graffiti on the West Bank Barrier in Bethlehem. The main image features Ahed Tamimi the Palestinian Girl jailed for slapping an Israeli soldier by Italian artist Jorit Agoch who was later arrested for his troubles. It also partly shows an image of Razan Al Najjar, a paramedic nurse killed by an Israeli sniper during a protest in Gaza. That work is by Palestinian artist Taqi Spateen"

"Halloween" art above also done by Taqi Spateen

art above is the famous character Handala by Naji al-Ali

Al-Ali wrote that:

"Handala was born 10 years old and he will always be 10 years old. It was at that age that I left my homeland. When Handala returns, he will still be 10 years old, and then he will start growing up."

[guerillas-of-history]

Handala races towards the Palestinian flag to embrace it as the arm that holds it breaks through the rubble and earth. #NajiSurvives

[thenewgothictwice]

Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali (B. 1938, Al-Shajara - D. London, 1987).

[garadinervi]

Mural in ad-Dheisheh Camp, [Handala by Naji al-Ali ناجي سليم العلي (1938-1987)], 2015 [The Mai Hammash Collection, The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive, The Palestinian Museum, Birzeit]

«He who writes for Palestine and he who draws for Palestine should know that his death is inevitable»

[chuchayucca]

Common Palestinian symbols

I got permission from @/carstairsbur to repost this thread

The image descriptions for the posters were written by @/carstairsbur and Mohammed Haddad, Konstantinos Antonopoulos and Marium Ali.

Original thread | Images only | Original Article (Source of the posters)

[pinkcultgirl]

[radicalgraff]

Free Palestine graffiti seen in Brooklyn

[hassibah]

Naji al-Ali

[pattern-recognition]

From Hayami Rasenjin’s twitter, a drawing of his protagonist from Danshaku ni Fusawashii Ginga Ryokou as Handala. The source explains it was done in concert with a number of other Japanese illustrators in solidarity with Palestine and calls for an immediate ceasefire.

[artichao]

We demand an immediate ceasefire.

I apologise for not being as vocal on the Palestine situation here on Tumblr. But I have been doing what I can on Twitter as that has my biggest reach online.

If there is more I can do than just statements and reposts I will do it. This is not an art trend. We do this to show our full support, to demand a ceasefire, to stand in solidarity.

Do what you can. Share posts, make statements, make art, make music, perform. Every voice matters. Every voice helps. Every voice brings us closer to a ceasefire.

[thenewgothictwice]

Palestinian cartoonist Naji al-Ali (B. 1938, Al-Shajara - D. London, 1987). During the Nakba (1948), Naji al Ali and his family were displaced from their hometown Al-Shajara in the north of Palestine, when he was a ten years old boy himself, and went to live in Ain al-Hilweh near Sidon.

He reflected on Handala's creation: "The character of Handala was a sort of icon that protected my soul from falling whenever I felt sluggish or I was ignoring my duty. That child was like a splash of fresh water on my forehead, bringing me to attention and keeping me from error and loss. He was the arrow of the compass, pointing steadily towards Palestine. Not just Palestine in geographical terms, but Palestine in its humanitarian sense — the symbol of a just cause, whether it is located in Egypt, Vietnam or South Africa. I am from Ain Al-Helwa, a camp like any other camp. The people of the camps were the people of the land in Palestine. They were not merchants or landowners. They were farmers. When they lost their land, they lost their lives. The bourgeoisie never had to live in the camps, whose inhabitants were exposed to hunger, to every degradation and to every form of oppression. Entire families died in our camps. Those are the Palestinians who remain in my mind, even when my work takes me away from the camp.”

[garadinervi]

An Invitation to an Exhibition for the Artworks of Naji al-Ali at Birzeit University, Organised by Workers Union (Activities Committee), December 10-12, 1984 [The Palestine New Federation of Trade Unions Collection, The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive, The Palestinian Museum, Birzeit]