| Osama Hajjaj | |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Amman, Jordan |
| Known For: | Political cartoons and caricatures |
| Website: | Osama Hajjaj Official website |
Osama Eid Hajjaj (Arabic: أسامة حجاج) is a Palestinian-Jordanian cartoonist, born in Amman in 1973.
Osman Hajjaj was born in Amman, Jordan in 1973. He has worked for various daily newspapers in Jordan, such as Ad-Dustour and Al Ra'i, and weekly newspapers such as Al-Bilad and Al-Mar'aa; he worked for Al-Ittihad, the Emirati newspaper. Currently, he works in Al Arab Al Yawm (newspaper) and publishes his cartoons in several regional and international web-sites, such as Cagle Cartoons.[1] and http://www.cartoonmovement.com/.[2]
Osama is the brother of Emad Hajjaj, who is also a cartoonist.[3] The brothers are acutely aware of the challenges involved in publishing political cartoons in the Middle East. Both have been victims of intimidation,[4] have received death threats on account of their satirical work, especially cartoons directed at ISIS. Osama claims that he was jailed for one of his cartoons.[5]
He is best known for his political cartoons and caricatures, many of which have appeared in texts and monographs [6] and in popular magazines such as France's Charlie Hebdo.