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Comics expo draws crowds in Beirut

A Beirut comic and graphic novel exhibition promoted the educational and journalistic values of the art form in the Middle East.
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BEIRUT — The organizers of the “In-Transit” comics and graphic novel exhibition praise themselves on bringing a collection of less-known comics to Arabic readers.

“People aren't always exposed to these comics. They are not readily available; a lot of the Arabic comics are niche and underground,” co-organizer Lina Ghaibeh told-Al-Monitor. “[We] are trying to display the work here so that interest might be triggered to maybe start reading other comics.”

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