Illustration by Murat Sayın, an artist living in Ankara, Turkey. "To see a child in such a position, lying dead in a beach at a country that was supposed to give him refuge and a future ... seeing a child who was running away from war and death. ... I suppose the image talks for itself."
Courtesy Murat Sayin
Turkish artist Omer Tosun shared this illustration on Twitter with the caption, translated to English, "I am only dreaming of what could have been, I think this expresses what a shame it is."
Courtesy Omer Tosun
Illustration by Islam Gawish, an Egyptian cartoonist: "This child who wanted freedom, has been killed by the fear of war, the war that he was not a part of."
Courtesy Islam Gawish
Iranian cartoonist and animator Mahnaz Yazdani said she changed "the cruel, wild, cold water to a warm safe blanket for dead kids to sleep."
Mahnaz Yazdani
"I know what will make the father take such extreme measures to try to get his family to safety. I had tears in my eyes. Only a parent would understand," said Khalid Albaih, a Sudanese political cartoonist living in Doha, Qatar.
