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	[[File:West Bank Barrier cartoon by Latuff.png\|thumb\|350px\|The second prize went to [[Carlos Latuff]].]]		[[File:West Bank Barrier cartoon by Latuff.png\|thumb\|350px\|The second prize went to [[Carlos Latuff]].]]
	The 2006 '''International Holocaust Cartoon Competition''' was a cartoon competition sponsored by the Iranian newspaper Hamshahri, to denounce what it called "Western hypocrisy on freedom of speech". The event was staged in response to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. The two top winners associated claimed treatment of [[Palestinians]] with claimed treatment of ~~Jews~~, apparently not involving any "[[Holocaust denial]]". Regardless, the contest was extensively criticized.		The 2006 '''International Holocaust Cartoon Competition''' was a cartoon competition sponsored by the Iranian newspaper Hamshahri, to denounce what it called "Western hypocrisy on freedom of speech". The event was staged in response to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. The two top winners associated claimed treatment of [[Palestinians]] with claimed treatment of jews, apparently not involving any "[[Holocaust denial]]". Regardless, the contest was extensively criticized.

	In January 2015, in the wake of the [[Charlie Hebdo shooting]] and the magazines subsequent decision to publish further cartoons of Muhammad, the Iranian House of Cartoon and the Sarcheshmeh Cultural Complex in Iran announced that they would be sponsoring "The 2nd International Holocaust Cartoons Contest". The winner featured what appeared to be the entry gate of a [[Holocaust camp]] atop a cash register with six million in cash inside. The contest was extensively criticized.		In January 2015, in the wake of the [[Charlie Hebdo shooting]] and the magazines subsequent decision to publish further cartoons of Muhammad, the Iranian House of Cartoon and the Sarcheshmeh Cultural Complex in Iran announced that they would be sponsoring "The 2nd International Holocaust Cartoons Contest". The winner featured what appeared to be the entry gate of a [[Holocaust camp]] atop a cash register with six million in cash inside. The contest was extensively criticized.
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	On February 6, 2006, Farid Mortazavi, graphics editor of ''Hamshahri'', announced a competition for cartoons on the [[Holocaust]]. The twelve best contributions were to be rewarded with a golden coin each, which were later increased to $5000 to $12000 prizes for the top 3 cartoons and 3 gold coins each for 12 other cartoonists. Later, ''Hamshahri'' published an English introduction to the contest, as well as preliminary rules.		On February 6, 2006, Farid Mortazavi, graphics editor of ''Hamshahri'', announced a competition for cartoons on the [[Holocaust]]. The twelve best contributions were to be rewarded with a golden coin each, which were later increased to $5000 to $12000 prizes for the top 3 cartoons and 3 gold coins each for 12 other cartoonists. Later, ''Hamshahri'' published an English introduction to the contest, as well as preliminary rules.

	The contest was created in response to the twelve cartoons published by the [[Denmark\|Danish]] newspaper ''[[Jyllands-Posten]]'' to challenge the championing of [[free speech\|freedom of speech]] in the defense of the Jyllands-Posten cartoons. This was done under the notion that those who supported the Jyllands-Posten's right to free speech in matters concerning Islam would be placed in a precarious position were they to condemn the [[antisemitic]] cartoons targeted at one of the most sensitive of ~~Jewish~~ topics. In that introductory message for the contest, ''Hamshahri'' denounced what they called Western hypocrisy on the freedom of speech, alleging that "it is impossible in the West to joke upon or even discuss certain topics related to Judaism, such as the Holocaust, and the pretexts for the creation of [[Israel]]." {{Citation needed\|date=May 2010}}		The contest was created in response to the twelve cartoons published by the [[Denmark\|Danish]] newspaper ''[[Jyllands-Posten]]'' to challenge the championing of [[free speech\|freedom of speech]] in the defense of the Jyllands-Posten cartoons. This was done under the notion that those who supported the Jyllands-Posten's right to free speech in matters concerning Islam would be placed in a precarious position were they to condemn the [[antisemitic]] cartoons targeted at one of the most sensitive of jewish topics. In that introductory message for the contest, ''Hamshahri'' denounced what they called Western hypocrisy on the freedom of speech, alleging that "it is impossible in the West to joke upon or even discuss certain topics related to Judaism, such as the Holocaust, and the pretexts for the creation of [[Israel]]." {{Citation needed\|date=May 2010}}

	On February 14, 2006, the editor in chief of ''Hamshahri'' commented in Persian that "the purpose of establishing such a competition is not to offend or ridicule anyone, but to do a discussion about the realities of the Holocaust." He also indicated that ''Hamshahri'' tries really hard not to cause pain for anyone and also added that the newspaper has no contention with the [[~~Jews~~]] in [[Iran]] or any other place, but that it has problems with [[Zionism]].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/story/2006/02/060214_he-hamshahri.shtml (Persian), 2006</ref> [[Masood Shojaei]], the director of [[Iran’s Caricature House]] which cosponsored the competition also said: "Iran’s Caricature House, as the only technically qualified center involved in the competition regards the holocaust topic as a terrible and saddening issue".<ref>http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=290458 MehrNews.com (Persian)</ref> The exhibition put on by [[The Iran Cartoon Organisation]] and ''Hamshahri'' newspaper opened on August 14, 2006.		On February 14, 2006, the editor in chief of ''Hamshahri'' commented in Persian that "the purpose of establishing such a competition is not to offend or ridicule anyone, but to do a discussion about the realities of the Holocaust." He also indicated that ''Hamshahri'' tries really hard not to cause pain for anyone and also added that the newspaper has no contention with the [[jews]] in [[Iran]] or any other place, but that it has problems with [[Zionism]].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/story/2006/02/060214_he-hamshahri.shtml (Persian), 2006</ref> [[Masood Shojaei]], the director of [[Iran’s Caricature House]] which cosponsored the competition also said: "Iran’s Caricature House, as the only technically qualified center involved in the competition regards the holocaust topic as a terrible and saddening issue".<ref>http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=290458 MehrNews.com (Persian)</ref> The exhibition put on by [[The Iran Cartoon Organisation]] and ''Hamshahri'' newspaper opened on August 14, 2006.

	After the winners were announced in November 2006, Shojaei said the competition would become an annual event. The Associated Press quoted him as saying "Actually, we will continue until the destruction of Israel".<ref>Nasser Karimi: [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003337932_webcartoons01.html Iran names winner of its Holocaust cartoon contest], ''[[Associated Press]]'', November 2, 2006</ref> However, Shojaei categorically denies that he even spoke to the Associated Press reporter.<ref>[http://irancartoon.com/120/Sheer%20lies/index.htm "Sheer Lies"]</ref>		After the winners were announced in November 2006, Shojaei said the competition would become an annual event. The Associated Press quoted him as saying "Actually, we will continue until the destruction of Israel".<ref>Nasser Karimi: [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003337932_webcartoons01.html Iran names winner of its Holocaust cartoon contest], ''[[Associated Press]]'', November 2, 2006</ref> However, Shojaei categorically denies that he even spoke to the Associated Press reporter.<ref>[http://irancartoon.com/120/Sheer%20lies/index.htm "Sheer Lies"]</ref>

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[[File:West Bank Barrier cartoon by Latuff.png|thumb|350px|The second prize went to [[Carlos Latuff]].]]
The 2006 '''International Holocaust Cartoon Competition''' was a cartoon competition sponsored by the Iranian newspaper Hamshahri, to denounce what it called "Western hypocrisy on freedom of speech". The event was staged in response to the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. The two top winners associated claimed treatment of [[Palestinians]] with claimed treatment of Jews, apparently not involving any "[[Holocaust denial]]". Regardless, the contest was extensively criticized.

In January 2015, in the wake of the [[Charlie Hebdo shooting]] and the magazines subsequent decision to publish further cartoons of Muhammad, the Iranian House of Cartoon and the Sarcheshmeh Cultural Complex in Iran announced that they would be sponsoring "The 2nd International Holocaust Cartoons Contest". The winner featured what appeared to be the entry gate of a [[Holocaust camp]] atop a cash register with six million in cash inside. The contest was extensively criticized.

==History==
The contest was a cartoon competition sponsored by the Iranian newspaper ''[[Hamshahri]]'', to denounce what it called 'Western hypocrisy on [[freedom of speech]]'. The event was staged in response to the [[Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy]],<ref>[http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1280.htm 'Iranian TV Report on International Holocaust Cartoon Contest in Tehran' (Video)], [http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/1280.htm (Transcripts)], [[IRINN]], September 20, 2006</ref> and to challenge Western accounts of the Holocaust.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/24/world/africa/24iht-iran.2585075.html In Tehran, a riposte to the Danish cartoons] ([http://www.webcitation.org/5yygC1kNW Archived] on May 26, 2011)</ref> The event was criticised by zionist-ruled organizations like [[United Nations Secretary-General]] [[Kofi Annan]], the Israeli foreign ministry, [[Reporters Without Borders]], the [[Anti-Defamation League]] and other parties.<ref>Associated Press: [http://web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Briefs/9781.htm Iran says Holocaust cartoon contest expresses hatred toward oppressors], November 2, 2006</ref><ref>[[Anti-Defamation League|ADL]]: [http://www.adl.org/main_Arab_World/asam_jul_dec_cartoon_contest_2006.htm Arab Media Review: Anti-Semitism and Other Trends July - December 2006: Iranian Holocaust Cartoon Contest], January 24, 2007</ref><ref>David Cesarani: [http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/david_cesarani/2006/12/post_777.html Deep in denial], ''[[The Guardian]]'', December 11, 2006</ref>

===The Contest===
On February 6, 2006, Farid Mortazavi, graphics editor of ''Hamshahri'', announced a competition for cartoons on the [[Holocaust]]. The twelve best contributions were to be rewarded with a golden coin each, which were later increased to $5000 to $12000 prizes for the top 3 cartoons and 3 gold coins each for 12 other cartoonists. Later, ''Hamshahri'' published an English introduction to the contest, as well as preliminary rules.

The contest was created in response to the twelve cartoons published by the [[Denmark|Danish]] newspaper ''[[Jyllands-Posten]]'' to challenge the championing of [[free speech|freedom of speech]] in the defense of the Jyllands-Posten cartoons. This was done under the notion that those who supported the Jyllands-Posten's right to free speech in matters concerning Islam would be placed in a precarious position were they to condemn the [[antisemitic]] cartoons targeted at one of the most sensitive of Jewish topics. In that introductory message for the contest, ''Hamshahri'' denounced what they called Western hypocrisy on the freedom of speech, alleging that "it is impossible in the West to joke upon or even discuss certain topics related to Judaism, such as the Holocaust, and the pretexts for the creation of [[Israel]]." {{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}

On February 14, 2006, the editor in chief of ''Hamshahri'' commented in Persian that "the purpose of establishing such a competition is not to offend or ridicule anyone, but to do a discussion about the realities of the Holocaust." He also indicated that ''Hamshahri'' tries really hard not to cause pain for anyone and also added that the newspaper has no contention with the [[Jews]] in [[Iran]] or any other place, but that it has problems with [[Zionism]].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/iran/story/2006/02/060214_he-hamshahri.shtml (Persian), 2006</ref> [[Masood Shojaei]], the director of [[Iran’s Caricature House]] which cosponsored the competition also said: "Iran’s Caricature House, as the only technically qualified center involved in the competition regards the holocaust topic as a terrible and saddening issue".<ref>http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=290458 MehrNews.com (Persian)</ref> The exhibition put on by [[The Iran Cartoon Organisation]] and ''Hamshahri'' newspaper opened on August 14, 2006.

After the winners were announced in November 2006, Shojaei said the competition would become an annual event. The Associated Press quoted him as saying "Actually, we will continue until the destruction of Israel".<ref>Nasser Karimi: [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003337932_webcartoons01.html Iran names winner of its Holocaust cartoon contest], ''[[Associated Press]]'', November 2, 2006</ref> However, Shojaei categorically denies that he even spoke to the Associated Press reporter.<ref>[http://irancartoon.com/120/Sheer%20lies/index.htm "Sheer Lies"]</ref>

===The winners===

On November 1, 2006, [[Abdellah Derkaoui]], a Moroccan, was announced as the winner and received the first prize of $12,000. The second prize of $8,000 was divided between the Brazilian cartoonist [[Carlos Latuff]] and [[Françoise Pichard|Chard]], from France. One prize went to Italy, two prizes to Morocco, one prize to Jordan, one to Syria, three to Brazil, and several prizes went to Iranians.<ref>http://irancartoon.ir/news/archives/2006/11/post_586.php (Persian)</ref>

==Reactions in Iran==
===Conservatives===
Conservative newspapers such as Kayhan and Jomhouri Eslami have hailed the decision by ''Hamshahri'' for the contest, and their cartoonists, such as Maziyar Bizhani have actively entered the competition.

===Reformers===
Several reformers criticized the cartoon competition and also the president's statements about the Holocaust. Emadoddin Baghi, a famous member of religious-intellectuals circle, Ebrahim Yazdi, the head of Nehzat Azadi Party, Hamid Reza Jalaeipour, a prominent figure of [[Islamic]] Iran Participation Front and Sadeq Zibakalam, a prominent political analyst of the Kargozaran party criticized these new policies by calling them "useless, scientifically-baseless and purely political actions which originates from the authorities' lack of historical knowledge". In an interview with [[BBC]], Nikahang Kowsar, a former cartoonist for ''Hamshahri'', said he thought the competition was the wrong approach. "It's a bad reaction to a bad action coming from the Danish newspaper", he told the BBC. He also claimed in his weblog that, Hamshahri cartoonists will have a bad fate if they refuse to take part in the competition.<ref>BBC: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4709380.stm Iran paper's Holocaust cartoons], February 13, 2006</ref>

==Reaction outside of Iran==

On February 8, [[Flemming Rose]] (the cultural editor for ''Jyllands-Posten''), told [[CNN]]: "My newspaper is trying to establish a contact with that Iranian newspaper ''Hamshahri'', and we would run the cartoons the same day as they publish them". Later that day, the paper's editor-in-chief said that ''Jyllands-posten'' would under no circumstances publish the Holocaust cartoons.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}

On February 14, 2006, the ''Hamshahri'' website suffered a denial-of-service attack. Simultaneously, the websites of Iran's ministry of education and two major Iranian banks, Sepah Bank and Refah Bank, became inaccessible, as they were all hosted by the same backbone.

Six of the least controversial cartoons of the International Holocaust Cartoon Competition were republished by Danish Newspaper ''[[Dagbladet Information]]'' on September 8, 2006 after the editor consulted the main rabbi in Copenhagen,<ref>BBC: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5327852.stm Paper reprints Holocaust cartoons], September 8, 2006</ref> and three cartoons were later reprinted in ''Jyllands-Posten'' as well.<ref>http://www.jp.dk/login?url=kultur/artikel:aid=3961206 (link invalid)</ref>

The event was also criticised by the then [[United Nations]] Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Israeli foreign ministry, Reporters Without Borders, the [[Anti-Defamation League]] and other parties.<ref>Associated Press: [http://web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Briefs/9781.htm Iran says Holocaust cartoon contest expresses hatred toward oppressors], November 2, 2006</ref><ref>[[Anti-Defamation League|ADL]]: [http://www.adl.org/main_Arab_World/asam_jul_dec_cartoon_contest_2006.htm Arab Media Review: Anti-Semitism and Other Trends July - December 2006: Iranian Holocaust Cartoon Contest], January 24, 2007</ref><ref>David Cesarani: [http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/david_cesarani/2006/12/post_777.html Deep in denial], ''[[The Guardian]]'', December 11, 2006</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Holocartoons]]
*[[Israeli Anti-Semitic Cartoons Contest]] - A response.
*[[International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust]]

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061218153910/http://www.irancartoon.com/120/holocaust/index.htm The Winners of the Competition] [http://irancartoon.ir/news/archives/2006/11/post_586.php (mirror)]
* [http://irancartoon.com/ The Iran Cartoon Organisation]

==References==
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[[Category:Comics]]
[[Category:The Holocaust]]