Aude Abou Nasr, also known as Ahlan my Darlings, is a French-Lebanese Beirut-based illustrator, cartoonist and animator. She works with independent media and initiatives in the Middle-East and Europe, publish online comics, and draws worlds for articles, writers, and her own stories. She is particularly drawn to themes such as the cycles and interconnectedness of grief, nature and war, as well as dreamy melancholic ways of expressing the difficulties and struggles of our times.