Editorial cartoon of a skeletal figure swinging a whip over bowed figures and a broken signal symbol

Artwork

Soldier-Making

Year: 2026
Category: Editorial Cartoon
Medium: Mechanical pencil and digital coloring

Context

In a system where ideology begins at birth, children are not raised, they are shaped.

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Today, this is no longer just a metaphor. Reports confirm that Iranian authorities are recruiting children as young as 12 into military-linked roles, placing them at checkpoints, patrols, and even near combat zones.

Before they can think, choose, or understand, they are pressed into a predetermined role. This is not education, it is the manufacturing of obedience, turning childhood into preparation for war.