Egyptian cartoonist George Bahgoury: 'My vision is contaminated everyday in Egypt'

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Egyptian cartoonist George Bahgoury: 'My vision is contaminated everyday in Egypt'

Regarded as the father of Egyptian caricature, George Bahgoury's political cartoons have featured in Arabic newspapers for decades. Born in Luxor in Upper Egypt, he has lived in Paris since 1970. Here he discusses his life and work, and the problems of being an artist in post-revolutionary Egypt