Apply to the 12th Mahmoud Kahil Award: mahmoudkahilaward.com 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 comics 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.
