Articles by ILYA
Cartoon history: Asma Jahangir
ILYA sketches the uplifting life-story of an inspirational legal defender of the rights of women and religious minorities in Pakistan.
Cartoon history: Otto René Castillo
ILYA sets ‘Apolitical Intellectuals’ to a modern tune, as he remembers the life of the Guatemalan revolutionary poet.
Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso
We look at the life of Thomas Sankara, a Burkinabè revolutionary and President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987.
Cartoon History: Toussaint Louverture
From revolt to revolution: the story of Toussaint Louverture, former slave and military leader of the Haitian revolution, as told by ILYA and Yohann Koshy.
The rise and fall of Patrice Lumumba
The tragic, heroic story of Congo’s first prime minister. By ILYA.