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Alaa A. M. Lagta is a distinguished caricature artist and plastic surgeon from Gaza - Palestine, based in Istanbul. With over 25 years of experience, he has contributed more than 10,000 works to outlets such as Arabi21, Felesteen, Al Jazeera Net, and Al-Araby Al-Jadeed. He specializes in silent caricature -simple, expressive, and powerful- and frequently portrays political, cultural, and social themes.

He earned second place in the 2013 Arab Cartoon Award and has been honored by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, the Palestinian Ministry of Health, and the Palestinian Government Media Office. In addition to caricature, he illustrates children’s stories, designs book covers and logos and maintains a social media following of nearly 300,000. He continues to create work for regional and international audiences.

September 2025 Events

Israeli warplanes bomb Gaza towers

Back to School

While children around the world return to school, the children of Gaza are deprived of returning

Famine in Gaza

While people are dying of hunger in Gaza, music festivals are being held in neighboring Arab coun

Cell proliferation

National liberation movements cannot be eliminated by force of arms, but by reclaiming their righ

Anniversary of the assassination of cartoonist Naji al-Ali
Climate Change

It wouldn't be surprising to see camels roaming the streets of Europe and America.

Putin meets Trump

Putin and Trump dancing the tango under a spotlight, symbolizing their political relationship

Gaza Rings the World's Alarm Bell

For two years, Gaza has been calling on the world to stop the genocide.

Victims of Aid

When aid centers turn into death traps.