Columns / Cartoon History
Articles about Cartoon History, ordered by date. 
Cartoon History – Hōne Heke
ILYA’s account of a Māori chieftain who struck against British control of his community’s income.
Cartoon History: Minik Wallace
Nowhere Man. The eventful life – and ultimate betrayal – of an Inuit boy brought to New York City in 1897, as told by ILYA.
Cartoon History: The Wolf of Baghdad
Carol Isaacs conjures up her own lost heritage – that of the Jewish community in Iraq.
Cartoon History: Simón Bolívar
ILYA recounts the illustrious deeds of South America’s independence hero, ‘the Liberator’ Simón Bolívar
Cartoon History: Billionaires
The global oligarchy problem by Darryl Cunningham.
The life of Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim (1933-2017)
Sudanese political activist, pioneer feminist, and the first female MP in all of Africa and the Middle East. Illustration by ILYA.
Breaking waves
The Sri Lankan war of 2009 marked the termination of a long and bitter fight for autonomy for the island’s Tamil community. Benjamin Dix and Lindsay Pollock tell the story of Vanni, the Tamil region on the island’s north.
Cartoon History - Beyond Truth
The death of daredevil lawyer Digna Ochoa, a child of Veracruz.
Cartoon History: The Incorruptible Macli-ing Dulag
The story of Filipino elder Macli-ing Dulag, who led the struggle against the Chico Dam, as told by ILYA (with Yohann Koshy).
Articles in this category displayed as a table:
| Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Cartoon History – Hōne Heke | Courage and terror in Myanmar | July, 2021 |
| Apolitical intellectuals | The biodiversity emergency | January, 2021 |
| Cartoon History: Minik Wallace | Covid-19 lessons from the pandemic | September, 2020 |
| Cartoon History: The Wolf of Baghdad | The Kurds - betrayed again | July, 2020 |
| Cartoon History: Simón Bolívar | The fight for clean air | May, 2020 |
| Cartoon History: Billionaires | How we make poverty | March, 2020 |
| The life of Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim (1933-2017) | Borders - Freedom to move, for everyone | January, 2020 |
| Breaking waves | China in charge | November, 2019 |
| Cartoon History | Who owns the sea? | September, 2019 |
| Peterloo | The right to the city | July, 2019 |
| Cartoon History - Beyond Truth | How to avoid climate breakdown | May, 2019 |
| Cartoon History: The Incorruptible Macli-ing Dulag | Building a new internationalism | March, 2019 |
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