Samir Sobhi remembers Hegazy, the father of Egyptian cartoon

Photography has been used as a tool of documentation, incitement and even artistic self expression during Egypt's year of revolt: Rowan El Shimi looks at their journey from the demonstration to the galleries

Sarah Mourad meets Julia Baird, John Lennon's younger sister

While the Cairo Opera House suspends all activities until 25 February, Ati Metwaly raises the difficult issue of audience development