From Palestine
Revealing and celebrating Palestinian comics
Since 2023 LICAF has been focussing on revealing comic art from Palestine starting with an exhibition in 2024 and a Summer Camp in 2025. We have also commissioned and published comics by artists from Gaza and the West Bank as well as comics by UK artists about Palestine.
From Palestine
Revealing and celebrating Palestinian comics
Since 2023 LICAF has been focussing on revealing comic art from Palestine starting with an exhibition in 2024 and a Summer Camp in 2025. We have also commissioned and published comics by artists from Gaza and the West Bank as well as comics by UK artists about Palestine.
From Palestine
Revealing and celebrating Palestinian comics
Since 2023 LICAF has been focussing on revealing comic art from Palestine starting with an exhibition in 2024 and a Summer Camp in 2025. We have also commissioned and published comics by artists from Gaza and the West Bank as well as comics by UK artists about Palestine.
The House My Father Built
A brand new comic by Mollie Ray
Telling the story of 93 years-old Sophie Shamieh Mukarker and her displacement during the Nakba (meaning ‘catastrophe’) in Palestine in 1948.
The House My Father Built
A brand new comic by Mollie Ray
Telling the story of 93 years-old Sophie Shamieh Mukarker and her displacement during the Nakba (meaning ‘catastrophe’) in Palestine in 1948.
Qusasat
A Summer Camp in Palestine for Young Artists
Supporting the growth of the comic arts scene in Palestine.
Qusasat
A Summer Camp in Palestine for Young Artists
Supporting the growth of the comic arts scene in Palestine.
Enter the Mulberry Tree and Fly Free
Palestinian comics revealed
First shown in LICAF in 2024, this touring exhibition seeks to reveal the unique and unheard voices of Palestinian comic artists.
Enter the Mulberry Tree and Fly Free
Palestinian comics revealed
First shown in LICAF in 2024, this touring exhibition seeks to reveal the unique and unheard voices of Palestinian comic artists.
Safaa and the Tent
Diary of a Cartoonist from Gaza
“My book Safaa and the Tent is a collection of comics and illustrated stories that depict the painful reality I have experienced since the beginning of the war” Safaa shares with The New Arab.
Safaa and the Tent
Diary of a Cartoonist from Gaza
“My book Safaa and the Tent is a collection of comics and illustrated stories that depict the painful reality I have experienced since the beginning of the war” Safaa shares with The New Arab.
Publications
The House My Father Built
Written and illustrated by Mollie Ray
Nakba 1948, Sophie Shamieh Mukarker was one of thousands of Palestinians who were forcibly evicted from their homes in the Old City of Jerusalem by Zionist gangs. Sophie shares her story with us.
Publications
The House My Father Built
Written and illustrated by Mollie Ray
Nakba 1948, Sophie Shamieh Mukarker was one of thousands of Palestinians who were forcibly evicted from their homes in the Old City of Jerusalem by Zionist gangs. Sophie shares her story with us.
Sophie Mukarker reading her comic for the first time, Palestine 12th February 2026.
Excerpt from The House My Father Built by Mollie Ray.
Excerpt from The House My Father Built by Mollie Ray.
Sophie Mukarker reading her comic for the first time, Palestine 12th February 2026.
Excerpt from The House My Father Built by Mollie Ray.
Excerpt from The House My Father Built by Mollie Ray.
Sophie Mukarker reading her comic for the first time, Palestine 12th February 2026.
Excerpt from The House My Father Built by Mollie Ray.
Excerpt from The House My Father Built by Mollie Ray.
The Foundation
Qusasat
A Summer Camp in Palestine for Young Artists
When Sliman Mukarker from the Power Group, Bethlehem, visited LICAF on a British Council Artivator Fellowship in 2024 the hope was that this might spark a connection between the 2 organisations which would over time lead to some kind of partnership project. However, within just 2 months of the Fellowship we already had an exciting idea for an ambitious project which would reveal the breadth of young talent in the comic art field in Palestine. The project was christened Qusasat (apart from being a beautiful word this means ‘snippets’ so a great fit for an anthology of short comics).
The Foundation
Qusasat
A Summer Camp in Palestine for Young Artists
When Sliman Mukarker from the Power Group, Bethlehem, visited LICAF on a British Council Artivator Fellowship in 2024 the hope was that this might spark a connection between the 2 organisations which would over time lead to some kind of partnership project. However, within just 2 months of the Fellowship we already had an exciting idea for an ambitious project which would reveal the breadth of young talent in the comic art field in Palestine. The project was christened Qusasat (apart from being a beautiful word this means ‘snippets’ so a great fit for an anthology of short comics).
Qusasat was a 10-day Summer Camp in Beit Jala just outside Bethlehem in the West Bank which took place in August 2025. Despite being postponed by the occupation we were determined to make it happen and the theme of the camp was agreed on as ‘hope’. It was an intense but joyous camp consisting of 13 young artists from across the West Bank including Bethlehem, Hebron and Ramallah.
The Camp was subject to an open call and we were astonished by the level of interest and talent. More than 130 applications for 13 places! The core idea was to enable cultural exchange so LICAF brought Mollie Ray, one of the UK’s brightest young stars, to the table to run comics creation workshops and the Power Group brought Baseel Nassr, from Ramallah, to run workshops in animation and enable the participants to create animated teasers for each of their comics.
The results are astonishing and we’re now planning for Qusasat Camp 2 for July 2026.
In partnership with
Power Group
Also supported by
British Council
Amos Trust
Publication
Safaa and the Tent
Diary of a Cartoonist from Gaza Oct 2023-Dec 2024
Created between October 2023 and December 2024, the cartoons – some actually, originally drawn on a tent – offer “some of the most powerful and poignant images to come out of Gaza that are not photos,” in the opinion of cartoonist Joe Sacco. “They are to be found in this incredible collection of Safaa Odah’s drawings.” With thanks to Mohammad Sabaaneh for introducing us to Safaa and Nada Hodali for the translation.
Publication
Safaa and the Tent
Diary of a Cartoonist from Gaza Oct 2023-Dec 2024
Created between October 2023 and December 2024, the cartoons – some actually, originally drawn on a tent – offer “some of the most powerful and poignant images to come out of Gaza that are not photos,” in the opinion of cartoonist Joe Sacco. “They are to be found in this incredible collection of Safaa Odah’s drawings.” With thanks to Mohammad Sabaaneh for introducing us to Safaa and Nada Hodali for the translation.
Exhibition
Enter the Mulberry Tree and Fly Free
Palestinian Comics Revealed
Enter the Mulberry Tree and Fly Free focuses on the work of twelve Palestinian comic artists. Exploring themes ranging from personal identity to geopolitics, these artists present remarkable perspectives on Palestine. First shown at LICAF in 2024, this exhibtion later toured to Leeds, Manchester, London and Manila, Philippines.
Exhibition
Enter the Mulberry Tree and Fly Free
Palestinian Comics Revealed
Enter the Mulberry Tree and Fly Free focuses on the work of twelve Palestinian comic artists. Exploring themes ranging from personal identity to geopolitics, these artists present remarkable perspectives on Palestine. First shown at LICAF in 2024, this exhibtion later toured to Leeds, Manchester, London and Manila, Philippines.
The clamour of the past decades has tended to obscure the everyday lives and unique creativity of Palestinian comic artists and Enter the Mulberry Tree and Fly Free seeks to reveal these unheard voices and experiences.
Curated by one of the leading academics and writers on Arabic comics, George Khoury, together with leading Palestinian comic artist and academic Mohammed Sabaaneh this exhibition brings together work by a surprising and exciting range of groundbreaking comic artists.
Supported by
British Council
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The people who make it happen
Our primary funder
Also supported by
Festival:
Foundation:
Image Credits
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Dima Iyas Nassar, Ward Nayef Al-Hantouli, Mohammad Sabaaneh, Leila Abdelrazaq, Iasmin Omar Ata, Amer Shomali, Khaled Jarada
The people who make it happen
Our primary funder
Also supported by
Festival:
Foundation:
Image Credits
-
Dima Iyas Nassar, Ward Nayef Al-Hantouli, Mohammad Sabaaneh, Leila Abdelrazaq, Iasmin Omar Ata, Amer Shomali, Khaled Jarada
The people who
make it happen
Our primary funder
Also supported by
Festival:
Foundation:
Image Credits
-
Dima Iyas Nassar, Ward Nayef Al-Hantouli, Mohammad Sabaaneh, Leila Abdelrazaq, Iasmin Omar Ata, Amer Shomali, Khaled Jarada