Doaa el-Adl

Doaa el-Adl (; born 6 February 1979 in Damietta) is an Egyptian cartoonist.  She was named one of the 100 most "inspirational and influential women" in the 2016 BBC 100 Women initiative.

 Work 

Doaa el-Adl draws cartoons about controversial subjects like child brides and female genital mutilation.

Doaa worked as a cartoonist for the Egyptian newspaper Al-Dustour, the magazine Rose al-Yūsuf, Sabah El Kheir magazine, and the magazines Qatr El Nada, Alaa-El Din, and Bassem. Her cartoons now appear in the newspaper Al Masry Al Youm (Egypt Today).

 Awards 

 Award of Journalistic Distinction in Caricature (2009)

 References  

Category:Living people
Category:1979 births
Category:Egyptian people
Category:Cartoonists
Category:BBC 100 Women