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Graphic designer and cartoonist Bahia Beauvais likes to tell stories about her couscous-infused, culturally mixed, childhood.

Meet Beesho, a caricature of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, and the star character of satire finger puppet show ‘Top Goon, Diaries of a Little Dictator’.

A tribute to the cartoonists and caricaturists who have been busier than ever the past year, capturing the spirit of the revolutions and kept us smiling.

No, this is not about Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Meet Recep Ivedik, endlessly popular in Turkish cinema today.

Yemen’s Rashad Al-Sameai has an ability to speak to the hearts and minds of regular Yemenis, making him the most famous cartoonist in the country.

Happy, white-clad girls dancing and playing ball in a garden. A kitschy ad? No, just an online promo video for Egypt’s Al Nour Salafi party.

Turkish cartoonist Ramize Erer has been drawing attention for 30 years to, among other issues, the relationship between men and women in Turkish society.

3al6ayer — with 16 million viewers on YouTube — has sparked a small (yet huge) humour revolution among Saudi Arabia’s online youth.

Moustache is a short film by Kuwaiti film maker Meqdad Al-Kout, humourising non-conformity with the norms of society.