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Naji al-Ali
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Person · Cartoonist; the creator of Handhala
Naji al-Ali
ناجي العلي1936–1987
Born in the village of al-Shajara, in the district of Tiberias, he fled with his family to southern Lebanon when Israeli forces occupied the village in 1948, and grew up in a tent in the Ayn al-Hilwa camp near Saida. His drawings were first published in al-Hurriyya in 1962, and in 1969 he introduced Handhala, a ten-year-old child who will not grow up until he returns to his homeland. He was assassinated in London, where he died on 29 August 1987.
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PersonNaji al-Ali was born in PlaceAl-Shajara
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