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Observer Apologizes for Controversial Cartoon Backlash

7/22/2025

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The Observer faced backlash and issued an apology after removing a controversial cartoon by Saffron Swire that mocked Zarah Sultana's surname by placing her on a raisin box. Sultana condemned the cartoonist as a "right-wing hack," igniting a wave of outrage across social media that compelled the newspaper to act.

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The Observer faced backlash and issued an apology after removing a controversial cartoon by Saffron Swire that mocked Zarah Sultana's surname by placing her on a raisin box. Sultana condemned the cartoonist as a "right-wing hack," igniting a wave of outrage across social media that compelled the newspaper to act.