The International Gaza Cartoon Contest has been judged
by the presence of Iranian and Foreign cartoonists.

This judgment that was by internet has been done by foreign artists: Raed Khalil (Syria), Hanni Abbas (Palestine), Amorim (Brazil), and Dachuan Xia (China) and by the cooperation of Iranian artists: Amin Aghaei, Ghasem Lotfi, and Masoud Shojai Tabatabai. These jurors judged the artworks and selected 13 artists that 3 of them were as the first, second and third winners and 10 of them as the winners of Honorable Mention.

In 29^th May, 2008 the name of the winners will be announced in a special ceremony.

The exhibition of this contest will be held from 14^th May, 2008 to 29^th May, 2008 in Palestine Contemporary Arts Museum.Presence of credible artists from 66 countries shows their attention for the disasters such as Gaza, and their cartoons show their reaction for such a terrible crimes that we observe everyday in the Media.

Masoud Shojai Tabatabai
Director of Iranian House of Cartoon.
May 6,2008