Cartoons feature violence against women
A three-day cartoon exhibition featuring violence against women ended on Wednesday at Drik Gallery in Dhanmondi.
The exhibition, titled 'Femi toon', was jointly organized by ActionAid Bangladesh and Unmad.53 cartoons by 25 cartoonists addressing issues like acid violence, rape, sexual harassment on public transport, eve teasing, child marriage, dowry and others were displayed at the show.
Asif Iqbal's cartoon depicts acid violence against women. While one side of the face is burning the other has tears rolling down. Morshed Mishu's cartoon shows blood gushing down a woman's nose that represents torture for dowry. Junayed Iqbal Ishmam's cartoon shows a school girl going home while eve teasers are harassing her.
Reesham Shahab Tirtho's cartoon, showing a girl covered with images of hand prints and eyes all over her body, depicts how a man views a woman as a sexual object. Mehedi Haque's cartoon depicts the patriarchal mindset of men regardless of which religion they belong to.
Rehnuma Prosun's cartoon shows the burden a woman carries on both her shoulders. In this case a child on one of her shoulders and trying to balance work and household activities on the other. Jahanara Nargis' cartoon depicts domestic violence against women. It shows a man beating his wife. Oishik Jawad's cartoon depicts a woman carrying the burden of motherhood, expectations, job fulfillments and others.
'We have organized the 'Femitoon' show to feature the works of creative artists from around the country. We sincerely hope that the cartoons will generate important seeds of awareness and catalyze our journey towards a society free of violence against women,' said Action Aid Bangladesh country director Farah Kabir.
'Cartoon is an easy mode of communication where everyone understands the message effortlessly. Action Aid Bangladesh chose a vital issue like violence against women where our cartoonists tried to portray a glimpse of the prevailing discrimination in society,' said Unmad editor Ahsan Habib.
