Earlier this week, Charlie Hebdo shocked the world with a cartoon that implied three-year-old Alan Kurdi would have grown up to be a sexual predator. In response, Queen Rania of Jordan drew her own cartoon and released it on Twitter. Aylan could’ve been a doctor, a teacher, a loving parent… Thanks @osamacartoons for sketching my thoughts pic.twitter.com/M2z4Z3mJe0 — Rania Al Abdullah (@QueenRania) January 15, 2016 “Aylan could’ve been a doctor, a teacher, a loving parent…” Queen Rania said in a post on Twitter. The cartoons, which were also drawn with French and Arabic captions, were shared hundreds of times shortly after they were posted. Queen Rania has previously called for the international community to do more to tackle the refugee crisis. French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s latest cartoon had been described as “disgusting”, “insensitive”, and “racist” by social media users for suggesting drowned three-year-old Alan Kurdi would have grown up to be a sexual predator. Under the heading of “Migrants”, the cartoon shows two pig-like men with their tongues out chasing two scared women. Above the image, a small cartoon of Alan’s lifeless body is depicted with the question “What…
Queen Rania Imagines a Different Future for Drowned Three-Year-Old Refugee
January 16, 2016
