Support WBURSatire In The Muslim World: A Centuries-Long TraditionPlay04:40Download AudioNeda UlabyJanuary 10, 2015 ShareSyrian political cartoonist Ali Farzat sits at his desk at a Kuwaiti newspaper on Dec. 14, 2011. Earlier that year, Farzat was badly beaten in retaliation for cartoons that mocked Syrian President Bashar Assad. (AFP/Getty Images)