Haitham And Mohamed - Twins Cartoon | Egypt

Twins Cartoon is the pseudonym of Egyptian artists Mohamed & Haitham El-seht. They are cartoonists based in Cairo and the founders of a platform called Kawkab El Rasameen (Planet of Painters). Kawkab el Rasameen has grown into a large community for local artists and they hold gatherings in the streets of Egypt as well as workshops between professional, underground and amateur artists. The twin brothers have also started a magazine for comic book artists called - Garage magazine. On this episode, Haitham and Mohamed talk about their work, their platform and the magazine. They talk about the history of comic books in the Middle-East and about the present and the future of independent comic book artists in Egypt. RELEVANT LINKS Twins Cartoon - https://www.instagram.com/twinscartoon/ Kawkab El Rasameenكوكب الرسامين - https://www.facebook.com/kawkabElRasameen/ Egyptian Revolution 2011 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_revolution_of_2011 Garage جراج - https://www.facebook.com/comixgarage Bala Murugan - http://balamurugan1977.tumblr.com Kyoorius Design Yatra - https://www.designyatra.com Al-Awlad - https://medium.com/@ndamluji/the-comic-book-heroes-of-egypt-7030f6a884fd (I coundn’t find any other link on this topic except for this article on Medium) Katkot - https://medium.com/@ndamluji/the-comic-book-heroes-of-egypt-7030f6a884fd History of Egypt under the British colonialization - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Egypt_under_the_British Maharashtra - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra Head Bobble - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_bobble Yinka Illori - http://yinkailori.com Zahra’s Paradise, Amir and Khalil - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zahra%27s_Paradise