 On February 6, 2006, Farid Mortazavi, graphics editor of "Hamshahri", announced a competition for cartoons on the Holocaust.The twelve best contributions were to be rewarded with a gold coin each, which were later increased to $5,000 to $12,000 prizes for the top 3 cartoons and 3 gold coins each for 12 other cartoonists.Later, "Hamshahri" published an English introduction to the contest, as well as preliminary rules.