Mahmoud Kahil Award

Mahmoud Kahil Award The Mahmoud Kahil Award is an annual ceremony that aims to promote comics, editorial cartoons and illustration from the Arab world.
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Apply to the 11th Mahmoud Kahil Award: https://sites.aub.edu.lb/mahmoudkahilaward/submission-form-mka11/ The Mahmoud Kahil Award is an award program under the Mu’taz & Rada Sawwaf Arabic Comics Initiative at the American University of Beirut that aims to promote comics, editorial cartoons and illustrations in the Arab world through the recognition of the rich talent and creative achievement of com

ics artists, cartoonists and illustrators in the region. This program was established in 2014 upon the initiative of Mr. Mu’taz Sawwaf to honor and perpetuate the legacy of the late Mahmoud Kahil, one of the leading cartoonists and caricaturists of the Arab World, and a former AUB graduate. An open call to submit work in the various categories listed below is launched annually. Nominations will be assessed and voted on by a select jury panel revealed during the launch, and the winners will be announced and honored at the awards ceremony in November 2015.

Congratulations to Esraa Hedery from Egypt! Winner of the Children's Book Illustration Category for the 11th Mahmoud Kah...
02/04/2026

Congratulations to Esraa Hedery from Egypt! Winner of the Children's Book Illustration Category for the 11th Mahmoud Kahil Award 2026

ألف مبروك لإسراء حديري من مصر! الفائزة عن فئة رسوم كتب الأطفال في الدورة ال11 لجائزة محمود كحيل 2026

Center for Arab Comics Studies at AUB | American University of Beirut (AUB) | Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at AUB | School of Architecture and Design at AUB | Tosh Fesh

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Congratulations to Ahmed Aladawi from Palestine ! Winner of the Graphic Illustration Category for the 11th Mahmoud Kahi...
02/04/2026

Congratulations to Ahmed Aladawi from Palestine ! Winner of the Graphic Illustration Category for the 11th Mahmoud Kahil Award 2026

ألف مبروك لأحمد العدوي من فلسطين! الفائز عن فئة الرسوم التصويرية والتعبيرية في الدورة ال11 لجCenter for Arab Comics Studies at AUB CoAmerican University of Beirut (AUB)ersMaroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at AUBnd School of Architecture and Design at AUBturTosh Feshign at AUB | Tosh Fesh

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Congratulations to Farid Nagy Nasry from Egypt ! Winner of the Comics Category for the 11th Mahmoud Kahil Award 2026ألف...
02/04/2026

Congratulations to Farid Nagy Nasry from Egypt ! Winner of the Comics Category for the 11th Mahmoud Kahil Award 2026

ألف مبروك لفريد ناجي من مصر! الفائز عن فئة الشرائط المصورة في الدورة ال11 لجائزة محمود كحيل 2026

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Congratulations to Mariam Hany from Egypt ! Winner of the Graphic Novels Category for the 11th Mahmoud Kahil Award 2026...
02/04/2026

Congratulations to Mariam Hany from Egypt ! Winner of the Graphic Novels Category for the 11th Mahmoud Kahil Award 2026

ألف مبروك ل مريم هاني من مصر! الفائزة عن فئة الروايات التصويرية في الدورة ال11 لجائزة محمود كحيل 2026

Center for Arab Comics Studies at AUB | American University of Beirut (AUB) | Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at AUB | School of Architecture and Design at AUB | Tosh Fesh

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Congratulations to Abdelrahman Mahmoud Ahmed from Egypt! Winner of the Editorial Cartoons Category for the 11th Mahmoud ...
02/04/2026

Congratulations to Abdelrahman Mahmoud Ahmed from Egypt! Winner of the Editorial Cartoons Category for the 11th Mahmoud Kahil Award 2026

ألف مبروك لعبد الرحمن محمود من مصر! الفائز عن فئة الكاريكاتير السياسي في الدورة ال11 لجائزة محمود كحيل 2026

Center for Arab Comics Studies at AUB | American University of Beirut (AUB) | Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at AUB | School of Architecture and Design at AUB | Tosh Fesh

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Congratulations to Corniche from the Sharjah Art Foundation ! Honorary winners of the Comics Guardian Award for the 11t...
02/04/2026

Congratulations to Corniche from the Sharjah Art Foundation ! Honorary winners of the Comics Guardian Award for the 11th Mahmoud Kahil Award 2026

ألف مبروك لكورنيش من مؤسسة الشارقة للفنون! الفائزين الفخريين لجائزة راعي الشرائط المصورة في الدورة ال11 لجائزة محمود كحيل 2026

Center for Arab Comics Studies at AUB | American University of Beirut (AUB) | Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at AUB | School of Architecture and Design at AUB | Tosh Fesh

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Illustration Corniche book #7 by Nasir Nasrallah, the creative director of Corniche


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Congratulations to Mwafaq Katt from Syria! Honorary winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award for the 11th Mahmoud Kahil...
02/04/2026

Congratulations to Mwafaq Katt from Syria! Honorary winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award for the 11th Mahmoud Kahil Award 2026

ألف مبروك موفق قات من سوريا! الفائز الفخري لجائزة إنجازات العمر في الدورة ال11 لجائزة محمود كحيل 2026

Center for Arab Comics Studies at AUB | American University of Beirut (AUB) | Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at AUB | School of Architecture and Design at AUB | Tosh Fesh

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It is with great pleasure that we will be announcing this years 11th Mahmoud Kahil Award Winners tomorrow!Center for Ara...
01/04/2026

It is with great pleasure that we will be announcing this years 11th Mahmoud Kahil Award Winners tomorrow!

Center for Arab Comics Studies at AUB | American University of Beirut (AUB) | Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at AUB | School of Architecture and Design at AUB | Tosh Fesh

Illustration by Esraa Kamal

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#كوميكس

يسرنا أن نعلن غداً عن الفائزين/ات لدورة ال11 لجائزة محمود كحيل لهذا العام!Center for Arab Comics Studies at AUB | Americ...
01/04/2026

يسرنا أن نعلن غداً عن الفائزين/ات لدورة ال11 لجائزة محمود كحيل لهذا العام!

Center for Arab Comics Studies at AUB | American University of Beirut (AUB) | Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at AUB | School of Architecture and Design at AUB | Tosh Fesh

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