Nadim DamlujiThe Spectre of Orientalism in Craig Thompson’s HabibiEdward Said talks about Orientalism in very negative terms because it reflects the prejudices of the west towards the exotic east. But I…Feb 20, 20171Feb 20, 20171
Nadim DamlujiThe Forgotten Awlad: Pre-1950 Comics in EgyptMy quest: to track down an iconic quiff of red hair. I was in Cairo, and the quiff in question was Tintin’s, created by the Belgian artist…Feb 20, 2017Feb 20, 2017
Nadim DamlujiTintin and the Case of the Arab HenchmanWhile I haven’t yet met anybody whose favorite Tintin adventure is The Crab with the Golden Claws (Crab), it is certainly an important text…Feb 20, 2017Feb 20, 2017
Nadim DamlujiWaiting For Nabil FawziIn 2011, I embarked on a year of comics-related travel to find historical proof that non-Western alternatives to Tintin existed. One of the…Feb 20, 2017Feb 20, 2017