Toons Mag
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| description | magazine |
| language | English , Spanish , Arabic , Hindi , Bengali |
| publishing company | Arifur Rahman ( Norway ) |
| Headquarters | Drøbak , Norway |
| First edition | November 1, 2009 |
| Frequency of publication | Every day |
| Editor | Arifur Rahman |
| Web link | ToonsMag.com |
| ISSN (online) | 2535-7492 |
Toons Mag is an online drawing magazine that publishes illustrations , caricatures, comic strips and animations. It is a multilingual and international publishing platform for comics, political and satirical caricatures, as well as press drawings published by Arifur Rahman.
background
When a harmless drawing was published in a regular edition of a national newspaper in Bangladesh in 2017, Arifur Rahman's drawings were banned and censored. After it was released , he was tortured and detained for six months and three days. After he was allowed to leave prison in 2008, no newspapers dared to print his drawings. He wanted to bring them to the public and therefore decided to bring out his own drawing magazine. However, there was not enough money for printing. For this reason, in 2009 Arifur Rahman designed a website for the publication of drawings, comics and animations called "Toons Mag". The aim is to support freedom of expression and openness and to build an international network of illustrators.
Prices
Toons Mag won The BOBs award for the “best online activists” class in 2015 with Bengali. The international broadcasting company Deutsche Welle made competition .
Comic contests and exhibitions
Since 2015, "Toons Mag" has organized international caricature competitions and exhibitions every year in cooperation with Avistegnernes Hus.
2015 a child at war
This was the name of an international traveling exhibition with a focus on the situation of children in war and conflict areas, such as in Syria , Yemen , Afghanistan , Iraq etc. 128 artists from 51 countries contributed their drawings to the exhibition. The exhibition was opened by Bishop Atle Sommerfeldt from the diocese of Borg , Norway in Avistegnernes Hus in Drøbak. She then moved to Oslo , Nesodden , Bergen , Stavanger , Haugesund , Kristiansand and Norrköping in Sweden . The project was supported by the Norwegian Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Free Press Fritt Ord.
2016 Women's Rights
In 2016, an international drawing competition and an exhibition on women's rights were organized. 567 illustrators from 79 countries took part in the competition and a selection of 120 drawings were shown in the exhibition. It was opened by the Norwegian illustrator Siri Dokken on International Women's Day in Avistegnernes Hus.
The India exhibition opened at the Indian Institute of the cartoonist gallery Bangalore and in Agra , Uttar Pradesh India. These exhibitions opened on the same day. It was then shown in Kristiansand, Norway and Presov in Slovakia . The Avistegnernes Hus, the Indian Institute of Cartoonist and Bren Snising, Slovakia worked together on the exhibition. The project was supported by Fritt Ord, EEA find and the Slovak Republic . Of the 567 participants, 12 won prizes and awards.
2017/18 freedom of expression
A joint project by "Toons Mag" and Avistegnernes Hus. The exhibition took place in three different countries; Norway, India and Slovakia. The exhibition of Avistegnernes Hus was opened by the writer Per Edgard Kokkvold. It was also part of the Norwegian Literature Festival in Lillehammer . There it was opened by Roar Hagen and Moddi Knutsen . In Oslo, the exhibition took place in the Embassy of Slovakia. In Bangalore at the Indian Institute of Cartoonist and in Slovakia it was exhibited in Presov and Kosice . I Slovakia ble utstillingen stilt ut i Presov og Kosice . Til slutt ble utstillingen stilt ut i Eidvall. In the end, the exhibition moved to Eidvall. Of the 518 participants, 12 won prizes and awards. The project was again supported by the Fritt Ord.
credentials
- ↑ ARiFUR RAHMAN. Retrieved July 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Ana Leticia Sigvartsen: Avistegning Forte til Fengsel. June 1, 2013, accessed on July 8, 2019 (nb-NO).
- ↑ a b Authors: Arifur Rahman - the listen. Retrieved July 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Drøbak-tegner Arifur Rahman kåret til best activist på nice. May 4, 2015, Retrieved July 8, 2019 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Drøbak-tegneren Arifur Rahman he was nominated for the «best online activist». April 29, 2015, Retrieved July 8, 2019 (Norwegian).
- ^ NRK TV - Districtsnyheter Østlandssendingen. Retrieved July 8, 2019 (Norwegian).
- ^ Children in War. Retrieved July 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Biskopen åpner utstilling i Drøbak om barns lidelser i krig. September 8, 2015, accessed July 8, 2019 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Utstilling: Barn i krig @TicketCo. Retrieved July 8, 2019 (Norwegian Bokmål).
- ↑ Trond Sätre: Stribefeber om caricaturer • serienett.no. In: serienett.no. November 25, 2016, accessed on July 8, 2019 (nb-NO).
- ↑ Caricature opponents på Stribefeber: - Jeg risikerer å bli drept i hjemlandet. Retrieved July 8, 2019 .
- ^ Arbetetsmuseum: Barn och krig. Retrieved July 8, 2019 (sv-SE).
- ↑ Women's Rights in cartoons ( s ) Retrieved on July 6 of 2019.
- ↑ (+) Arifur gir moren en spesiell oppreisning ( no ) March 4, 2016. Accessed July 6, 2019.
- ↑ Jayanthi MadhukarJayanthi Madhukar: The feminist half ( en ) Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ↑ Správy RTVS ( sk ) Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ↑ Pozvánka na výstavu - Správy - MZV MZV PORTAL . Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ↑ Topic: Kvinners rettigheter: Moren ble barnebrud som 11-åring - nå tegner Arifur (31) for kvinners rettigheter ( no ) Retrieved on June 17, 2019.
- ↑ Utstillingen “Women's Rights” på Avistegnernes Hus . Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ↑ Freedom of Expression ( en-US ) December 13, 2016. Accessed July 6, 2019.
- ↑ Express Publications Indulge - Chennai dated Fri, 12 May 17 . Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ Toons shall overcome: The fight for freedom of expression . Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ↑ Fra fengsel i hjemlandet til utstilling på Verket ( nb-NO ) Accessed July 6, 2019.
- ↑ Freedom of Expression - Avistegnernes Hus ( no ) Retrieved June 17, 2019.