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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Palestinians prepare to enter record books with longest caricature

Ma'an
Palestinians are hoping to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for the third time for drawing the longest caricature in the world.

Muhammad An-Nimnim, known as Abu Noon, the director of Artists for Freedom in Palestine and a Palestinian cartoonist, told Ma’an that the participants are in preparation and making the necessary arrangements to enter the record books with the longest caricature in 2010.

Abu Noon said he hopes that the picture will be drawn on the separation wall in Bethlehem in the West Bank, to boost tourism to the city. International artists will also participate in the caricature's creation, in support of peace, he said.

Coordination with a consulate is underway to complete the necessary procedures to allow the artists to begin drawing on the wall in Bethlehem, he added.

The caricature, he said, will express peace and the universal language of art.........   Full story
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