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His [[cartoons]] have also been featured on some popular cartoon-Websites of the Middle and [[Far East]] World like [http://www.irancartoon.com/120/occupation/Benjamin%20HEINE/index.htm Irancartoon], [http://www.syriacartoon.com/gallery/2007/gallery-benheine.htm Syriacartoon], [http://www.arabcartoon.net/world/benheine Arabcartoon], [http://www.persiancartoon.com/profile.php?artist_uid=48 Persiancartoon], the Turkish site [http://www.karikaturevi.com/english/uyeninkarikaturleri.asp?karikaturcu=11267 Karikaturevi], [http://azercartoon.com/benjamin.htm Azercartoon] as well as on the Chinese [http://www.zhongman.com/ShowAuthor.asp?ChannelID=3&AuthorName=Ben%20Heine Okcomic].
His [[cartoons]] have also been featured on some popular cartoon-Websites of the Middle and [[Far East]] World like [http://www.irancartoon.com/120/occupation/Benjamin%20HEINE/index.htm Irancartoon], [http://www.syriacartoon.com/gallery/2007/gallery-benheine.htm Syriacartoon], [http://www.arabcartoon.net/world/benheine Arabcartoon], [http://www.persiancartoon.com/profile.php?artist_uid=48 Persiancartoon], the Turkish site [http://www.karikaturevi.com/english/uyeninkarikaturleri.asp?karikaturcu=11267 Karikaturevi], [http://azercartoon.com/benjamin.htm Azercartoon] as well as on the Chinese [http://www.zhongman.com/ShowAuthor.asp?ChannelID=3&AuthorName=Ben%20Heine Okcomic].
In May 2007, Ben realized a poster [http://bp0.blogger.com/_KMJlfU5vYb4/RkOQ1VLe6gI/AAAAAAAAAmc/WClz64TkbNo/s1600-h/Poster+for+Concert+in+support+of+Palestine.jpg "Beyond The Wall"] for a series of concerts in Brussels with several artists suppporting the Palestinian cause.
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In August 2006, a [http://www.donquichotte.at/sergi/main.php?g2_itemId=1196 famous cartoon] of Ben Heine was used for an [http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3167/2574/1600/Donquichotte,Stop_the_war(2006).jpg anti-war poster] presenting the Don Quichotte exhibition [http://www.donquichotte.at/sergi/main.php?g2_itemId=686 "Stop the War"], which was held in Turkey and in Germany during the 2006 Lebanon war. His cartoons about the war in Lebanon were published in several Middle East newspapers such as the Syrian [http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3167/2574/1600/Al%20Baath%20daily%20Political%20Newspaper%20Organ%20of%20A-Baath%20Arab%20Socialist%20Party%201.08.06.jpg Al Baath]

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In August 2006, a cartoon by Ben Heine was used for an [http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3167/2574/1600/Donquichotte,Stop_the_war(2006).jpg anti-war poster] presenting the Don Quichotte exhibition "Stop the War", which was held in Turkey and in Germany during the 2006 Lebanon war. His cartoons about the war in Lebanon were published in several Middle East newspapers such as the Syrian [http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3167/2574/1600/Al%20Baath%20daily%20Political%20Newspaper%20Organ%20of%20A-Baath%20Arab%20Socialist%20Party%201.08.06.jpg Al Baath]




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* [http://www.benheine.com Ben Heine's Website]
* [http://www.benheine.com Ben Heine's Website]
* [http://www.benjaminheine.blogspot.com Ben Heine's Blog]
* [http://www.benjaminheine.blogspot.com Ben Heine's Blog]
* [http://benheine.deviantart.com Ben Heine's Deviant Art page]

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Stop the war! Artwork by Ben Heine
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Tragedy in Beit Hanoun Artwork by Ben Heine
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Condoleezza Rice Artwork by Ben Heine

Ben Heine is a Belgian political cartoonist, caricaturist and painter born in June 12, 1983, in Abidjan, Ivory coast. He studied art and journalism and currently produces political art relating to day to day international political issues.

Ben Heine is mainly known for his anti-war cartoons, for his affiliation with Carlos Latuff and for his share in their pro-Palestinian narrative approach to cartooning.

In November 2006, he issued a pro-Palestinian poster to illustrate his political affiliation in the Israeli-Arab conflict, by calling for "solidarity in anti-zionism".

Art

Cartoons/Illustrations

Ben Heine is a member of the Don Quichotte Worldteam and often publishes works there. He draws for the alternative news sites MWC News, Rebelion and is also a member of Tlaxcala, the Translators’ Network for Linguistic Diversity.

He collaborates with the Belgian newspaper La Libre Belgique [1] [2].

His political images are exhibited on several Websites dedicated to art and cartoons such as Brazilcartoon, Greekartoon, Cartoonworld (United Kingdom) en Cartoonru (Russia).

His cartoons have also been featured on some popular cartoon-Websites of the Middle and Far East World like Irancartoon, Syriacartoon, Arabcartoon, Persiancartoon, the Turkish site Karikaturevi, Azercartoon as well as on the Chinese Okcomic.

In May 2007, Ben realized a poster "Beyond The Wall" for a series of concerts in Brussels with several artists suppporting the Palestinian cause.

In August 2006, a cartoon by Ben Heine was used for an anti-war poster presenting the Don Quichotte exhibition "Stop the War", which was held in Turkey and in Germany during the 2006 Lebanon war. His cartoons about the war in Lebanon were published in several Middle East newspapers such as the Syrian Al Baath


Caricatures

Ben Heine draws the caricatures of famous and less famous people around the world. Some of his caricatures are exhibited on Dessin d'humour and the National Caricaturist Network (NCN). He recently participated to the Second International Kruger Worshop.

Paintings

Heine's acrylic paintings self describes his paintings as “erotico fantastico burlesque”. He has been deeply influenced by the German Expressionism, Surrealism and Pop Art and draws what he sees with the eyes of imagination.

He has exhibited his paintings in Belgium and England.

Controversies

In April 2007, a cartoon by Ben Heine was censored by the North American site Daily Kos. Since then, several defences to Heine's work have been written, the first one by is "Blog associate", DesertPeace. Others by Tlaxcala's and MWC News' editors (see links below). Ben Heine has been accused of anti-Semitism by the French group UPJF (Union des Patrons et des Professionnels Juifs de France) although he wrote an open letter with other cartoonists to deny such allegations. Ben Heine strongly insisted that the concerned cartoons aimed to support the oppressed ones and criticized the Zionist actions in Palestine. Nevertheless he was one of the Belgian cartoonists participating in the cartoon contest organized by Hamshari and Irancartoon.

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See also

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