Assef Khozondar

Assef Khozondar is a Palestinian cartoonist born in Iraq in April 1986. He graduated from the College of Engineering in Egypt and later moved to his hometown in Palestine.

He has worked in the field of culture and has had numerous works published in Al-Jazeera Net, Dunya Al-Watan, Maktoob, Palestinians of Iraq, Al-Zaytouna News Agency, Sawt Al-Hurriya Radio, Hanthala News Network, Africa News Portal, Al-Shaab Al-Jadeed newspaper, and Al-Ayoun newspaper.

He has participated in several international and local competitions and exhibitions, including:

13th International Syria Cartoon Contest, February 2017 [1]
"Caricaturque The Soul" theme in the 21st European Cartoon Contest, January 2017 [2]
Participation in the 6th International Tolerance Exhibition, 2011
Participation in the exhibition on the sidelines of the Al-Jazeera Internet Forum (Internet Journalism and Freedom of Opinion), 2011 [3]
Participation in the Alternative Center's Annual Right of Return Cartoon Contest, 2010, 2012
Participation in the Art Festival of the Gaza Center for Culture and Arts, 2011
Participation in the Freedom Prize for Prisoners Contest, 2010
Participation in the "Innocence Under Darkness" Cartoon Contest, 2010
Contributions and Awards:

He received an honorary award in the Badil Center's Annual Right of Return Contest for "Best Cartoon on the Nakba 2010" [4]
He received an honorary award at the Gaza Festival for the Gaza Center for Culture and Arts, 2011
He received an honorary award in the "Innocence Under Darkness" Cartoon Contest, 2010.