Hana Hajjar ( ar, هناء حجار) is an artist and political cartoonist for the ''

Arab News ''Arab News'' is an English-language daily newspaper published in Saudi Arabia. It is published from Riyadh. The target audiences of the paper, which is published in broadsheet format, are businessmen, executives and diplomats. At least as of ...

''. She is the youngest of nine children, and started drawing political cartoons at age 12. Her earliest cartoons dealt with the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and called for an end to it. Hajjar is one of a few female figures working for the ''Arab News'' and the only female political cartoonist in Saudi Arabia. Her caricatures deal with a varied range of subjects. She critiques both political figures as well as societal practices, including gender inequality, politics, and economics. She has stated also, that while her cartoons reflect discontent within society, she is careful not to push too hard so as to retain both her job and be able to continue publishing her work.“Caricature can be a two-edged blade”, an interview with Hana Hajjar, a young Saudi editorial cartoonist
." '' Arab Press Network''. 15 March 2007. Retrieved on 31 October 2013.

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Hana Hajar website
Living people Saudi Arabian women artists Saudi Arabian cartoonists Saudi Arabian caricaturists Year of birth missing (living people) {{Authority control