R.I.P. Pierre Sioufi, "guru" of the Egyptian revolution

Pierre Sioufi became an unlikely hero of Egypt’s 2011 revolution, opening his sprawling apartment and balcony overlooking Tahrir Square in Cairo and turning it into a refuge, not only for Al Jazeera journalists, but also for the protesters encamped there. He died a few weeks ago in Cairo, aged just 56. The New York Times marked his passing with this obituary.