An immigrant from Sudan, the 32-year-old Khalifa spends most nights steering his yellow taxi through the streets of Houston, just trying to get enough fares to pay his bills.
But one recent morning, still tired from an all-night shift, Khalifa chronicled his journey from his native land, to Egypt, and finally to Texas, and his transition from dabbler in watercolours to political cartoonist who depicted the sufferings of the Sudanese.
His artistic awakening forced him to flee his country and today still compels him to document the plight of others driven from their homelands.
Khalifa's cartoons, which he keeps in a dog-eared folder, illustrate the frustrations and heartaches of the refugee process - endless bureaucratic tangles, the sense of being forgotten, the dwindling dream of finding a safe haven.
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