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Nationality
  
Canada

Name
  
Touka Neyestani

Area(s)
  
Cartoonist

Role
  
Political cartoonist


Pseudonym(s)
  
Touka

Education
  
University of Tehran

Notable works
  
Crocodile Cartoon

Siblings
  
Mana Neyestani

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Touka Neyestani, (born 1960 in Shahrood, Iran) is an Iranian political cartoonist who lives in Toronto, Canada. He is the brother of Mana Neyestani, who is also a cartoonist.

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Career

Neyestani collaborates with more than 40 newspapers in Iran, he also does cartooning for "Nebel Spalter", a weekly printed in Switzerland. He has participated in several international cartoon exhibitions taking place in Japan, Belgium, Turkey, Iran, and Italy.

Awards

He is the winner of several prizes from International cartoon exhibitions:

  • The Fifth Yomiuri Shimbun Cartoon Contest - Excellence Prize - 1984.
  • 11th Simavi International Cartoon Competition - Honorable Mention - 1993.
  • First International Cartoon Competition, "Iran": "Man and Nature" - Honorable Mention - 1997.
  • Sbadiglio Umoristico - Honorable Mention - 1998.

    • References

    Touka Neyestani Wikipedia
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