“I hope that with the success of the transition to democracy in Tunisia that we will export to Egypt a working democratic model.” DemocracyModelsDemocraticTransitionEgyptTunisia Author:Rashid al-Ghannushi
“If democracy succeeds in Egypt, other countries will follow. Should the democratic experiment in Egypt be hijacked by the military or anti-democratic Islamist groups, the revolution will fail elsewhere.” IfsShouldCountryDemocracyFailingGroupsMilitaryRevolutionSucceedSpringDemocraticExperimentsElsewhereOther CountriesEgyptIslamistsArab Spring Author:David Ignatius
“You cannot apply your high standards to a country [Egypt] burdened with decades of autocratic rule. Our democracy is still in its infancy.” StillsCountryDemocracyStandardsDecadesEgyptInfancyHigh Standards Author:Mohamed ElBaradei
“During most of the Bush administration, human rights and democracy in Egypt were on the front burner.” HumansDemocracyRightsFrontsHuman RightsAdministrationEgypt Author:Elliott Abrams
“Rulers like Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser started subsidizing bread as a way to buy loyalty, or at least obedience, and this system became so pervasive that the Tunisian scholar Larbi Sadiki described countries who used it as dimuqratiyyat al-khubz - "democracies of bread." But the problem with this system of offering bread in exchange for genuine democracy is that it can never last - sooner or later, the bread will run out, and people will start demanding bread and roses too.” PeopleWayCountryProblemRunningLastsUsedDemocracyRoseLoyaltyGenuineBreadObedienceAlsOfferingScholarRulersSooner Or LaterEgypt Author:Annia Ciezadlo
“I think in Pakistan there is already democracy and no dictatorship. And recently a few years ago, the Pakistani people stood against the dictatorship of [Pervez] Musharraf and compelled him to resign. So now it is the people's democracy so I don't think any chance that the people should stand against this administration. Pakistan's situation is different than Egypt. They cannot be compared.” PeopleThinkingShouldYearsDifferentChanceSituationDemocracyYears AgoAdministrationDictatorshipEgyptPakistanCompelledMusharraf Author:Shahbaz Bhatti